TI-2021-07775 Aliases CVE-2021-25642 GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj

Apache Hadoop YARN remote code execution in ZKConfigurationStore of capacity scheduler

MEDIUM 42CWE-502Published 2022-08-25 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

ZKConfigurationStore which is optionally used by CapacityScheduler of Apache Hadoop YARN deserializes data obtained from ZooKeeper without validation. An attacker having access to ZooKeeper can run arbitrary commands as YARN user by exploiting this. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.4 or later (containing YARN-11126) if ZKConfigurationStore is used.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02304 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven): 2.10.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache Hadoop	2.9.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.3, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.3	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven)	before 2.10.2	2.10.2	Patch available	GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven)	3.0.0 to before 3.2.4	3.2.4	Patch available	GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj
—	org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven)	3.3.0 to before 3.3.4	3.3.4	Patch available	GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj

Apache Hadoop VendorApache Affected 2.9.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.3, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.2 Fixed in 2.10.2 Patch available GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.4 Fixed in 3.2.4 Patch available GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.4 Fixed in 3.3.4 Patch available GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop::::::::	2.9.0 to before 2.10.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.2.4; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.4	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 to before 2.10.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.2.4; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Fixed in 2.10.2 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.4 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.4 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 6 products

Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat Fuse 7
Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25642
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr2m-gffv-mgrj

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

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TI-2021-15353 Heap buffer overflow in libhdfs native library CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-05786 Path traversal in Apache Hadoop CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-11489 Information disclosure in Apache Hadoop CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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