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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27419

uClibc-ng versions prior to 1.0.37 are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions malloc-simple. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbit...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

uClibc-ng versions prior to 1.0.37 are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions malloc-simple. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 uclibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 uclibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:14 uclibc

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.54-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org