CVE-2021-41500

NameCVE-2021-41500
DescriptionIncomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop <= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt.cholmod.solve, cvxopt.cholmod.spsolve), which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by construct fake Capsule objects.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cvxopt (PTS)bullseye1.2.5+dfsg-3vulnerable
sid, trixie, bookworm1.3.0+dfsg-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cvxoptsource(unstable)1.2.7+dfsg-1

Notes

[bullseye] - cvxopt <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - cvxopt <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - cvxopt <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193

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