CVE-2021-37600
CVE-2021-37600
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
CVSS 5.5 · Medium · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
util-linux Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.36.1-8
Update to 2.36.1-8
util-linux Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.36.1-8
Update to 2.36.1-8
util-linux Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.36.1-8
Update to 2.36.1-8
util-linux Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.36.1-8ubuntu1
- 2.37.2-4ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2.37.2-4ubuntu2
Update to 2.37.2-4ubuntu2
Original sources
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1c
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0002/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37600