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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-38604: GNU C Library: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-38604: GNU C Library: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/12/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/16/2022
Modified
08/16/2022

Description

In librt in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) through 2.34, sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mq_notify.c mishandles certain NOTIFY_REMOVED data, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this vulnerability was introduced as a side effect of the CVE-2021-33574 fix.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc

References

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