CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-37600
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-07-30
- Last modified
- 2026-10-14
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 1.2 LOW — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• kernel util-linux (<= 2.37.1)
• netapp ontap select deploy administration utility
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound weakness
References
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1c Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html lists.debian.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08 security.gentoo.org
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0002/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1c Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html lists.debian.org
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08 security.gentoo.org
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0002/ Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html cert-portal.siemens.com