CVE-2021-3998
Published: 1 February 2022
A flaw was found in glibc. The realpath() function can mistakenly return an unexpected value, potentially leading to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | introduced by: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=c6e0b0b5b0b |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
eglibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
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| focal |
Does not exist
|
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| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
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| impish |
Does not exist
|
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| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
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glibc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(2.34-0ubuntu3.2)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.35-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=ee8d5e33adb284601c00c94687bc907e10aec9bb upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=f7a79879c0b2bef0dadd6caaaeeb0d26423e04e5 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |