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) |
Debian Bugs | 991619 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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util-linux (PTS) | jessie | 2.25.2-6 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.29.2-1+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.33.1-0.1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.39.3-6 | fixed |
| sid | 2.39.3-11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.36.1-8 | low | | 991619 |
Notes
[buster] - util-linux <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - util-linux <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1c
[jessie] - util-linux <no-dsa> (Minor issue)