CVE-2021-31873
Published: 30 April 2021
An issue was discovered in klibc before 2.0.9. Additions in the malloc() function may result in an integer overflow and a subsequent heap buffer overflow.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | only used in initramfs, doesn't parse untrusted data |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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klibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.0.4-9ubuntu2.1)
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focal |
Released
(2.0.7-1ubuntu5.1)
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groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.8-6.1ubuntu2)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.8-6.1ubuntu2)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(2.0.8-6)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.4+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
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Patches: upstream: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/klibc/klibc.git/commit/?id=a31ae8c508fc8d1bca4f57e9f9f88127572d5202 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |