| Name | CVE-2021-37600 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3782-1, ELA-1078-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 991619 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.26.2+really2.25.2-6+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.29.2-1+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.29.2-1+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5+deb12u2 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.40.2-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[stretch] - util-linux <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1c