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Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-3345)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 29, 2021
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

_gcry_md_block_write in cipher/hash-common.c in libgcrypt version 1.9.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow when the digest final function sets a large count value. Just decrypting some data can overflow a heap buffer with attacker controlled data, no verification or signature is validated before the vulnerability occurs. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.1.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

References

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