CVE-2021-41495
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy < and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-41495
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41495.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41495
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/19038
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5545-2q6w-2gh6
- https://github.com/numpy/numpy
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/numpy/PYSEC-2021-856.yaml
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41495.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-41495
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.