The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/21/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/17/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-04-21T18:41:23

Updated: 2021-04-21T20:06:17

Reserved: 2021-04-21T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-31523

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-21T19:15:35.877

Modified: 2021-04-29T13:52:30.633


Link: CVE-2021-31523

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