CVE-2021-33574
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CVE-2021-33574 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.. EPSS estimates a 2.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Glibc | 2.32 |
| Gnu | Glibc | 2.33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | E-Series Santricity Os Controller | >= 11.0, <= 11.70.1 |
| Netapp | Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210629-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896#c1Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210629-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27896#c1Issue Tracking
Timeline
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- Status
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