CVE-2021-33036 Apache Hadoop Privilege escalation vulnerability

What is CVE-2021-33036?

CVE-2021-33036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, published on 15 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Apache Hadoop 2.2.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.2, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.1, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-264, CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33036?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-common. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Hadoop.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33036?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-common to a fixed version for your release line: 2.10.2, 3.2.3 or 3.3.2.

Is CVE-2021-33036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Hadoop

• CVE-2022-25168 Command injection in org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil.unTarUsingTar Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-37404 Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-26612 Arbitrary file write in FileUtil#unpackEntries on Windows Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-17195 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15718 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Hadoop Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-58jx-f5rf-qgqf, OESA-2022-2016.