Cohesity · Cohesity Linux Agent · CVE-2021-36795
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Cohesity Linux agent versions 6.5.1b through 6.5.1d-hotfix10
Cohesity Linux agent versions 6.6.0a through 6.6.0b-hotfix1
**Description**
A permission issue in the Cohesity Linux agent may allow privilege escalation. An underprivileged Linux user, if certain environment criteria are met, can gain additional privileges.
**Recommendations**
For versions 6.5.1b through 6.5.1d-hotfix10, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
For versions 6.6.0a through 6.6.0b-hotfix1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting privileges for underprivileged Linux users until a patch is available.