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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21703
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21703
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7 HIGH
In PHP versions 7.3.x up to and including 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.25 and 8.0.x below 8.0.12, when running PHP FPM SAPI with main FPM daemon process running as root and child worker processes running as lower-privileged users, it is possible for the child processes to access memory shared with the main process and write to it, modifying it in a way that would cause the root process to conduct invalid memory reads and writes, which can be used to escalate privileges from local unprivileged user to the root user.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | php7.4 | 0, 7.4.21-1, * |
Timeline
- Oct 25, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated