vulnerability

Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-33641: Important priority package update for byacc

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 28, 2022
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025

Description

When processing files, malloc stores the data of the current line. When processing comments, malloc incorrectly accesses the released memory (use after free).
A use-after-free flaw was found in the byacc package. When processing a specially crafted file, malloc incorrectly accesses the released memory.

Solutions

amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-byaccamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-byacc-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-byacc-debugsource
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