Out-of-Bounds Read in Selinux Project (CVE-2021-36087)
Summary
Vulnerability in Selinux Project (CVE-2021-36087). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in ebitmap_match_any (called indirectly from cil_check_neverallow). NOTE: bad0a746e9f4cf260dedba5828d9645d50176aac is cited in the OSV "fixed" field but does not have a code change.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36087 has been found in Selinux Project.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Selinux Project CVE-2021-36087" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-36087 (Selinux Project) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 3.3
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Selinux Project.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Selinux Project.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Selinux Project を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36087 libsepol Fixed in: 3.3-1
References
- advisory github.com
- exploit bugs.chromium.org
- patch github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lore.kernel.org
- web lore.kernel.org
- web security.netapp.com
- web lists.debian.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lore.kernel.org
- web security.netapp.com