CVE-2021-31873

NameCVE-2021-31873
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2695-1
Debian Bugs989505

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
klibc (PTS)bullseye2.0.8-6.1fixed
bookworm2.0.12-1fixed
sid, trixie2.0.13-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
klibcsourcestretch2.0.4-9+deb9u1DLA-2695-1
klibcsourcebuster2.0.6-1+deb10u1
klibcsource(unstable)2.0.8-6989505

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/klibc/klibc.git/commit/?id=a31ae8c508fc8d1bca4f57e9f9f88127572d5202
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/30/1

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