Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-23892
CVE-2021-23892
Description
By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.
Affected products
2- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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