CVE-2021-37600
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37600
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37600.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.37.2-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.36.1-8 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.36.1-8 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.36.1-8 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.36.1-8 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.36.1-8 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.