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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38172
perM 0.4.0 has a Buffer Overflow related to strncpy. (Debian initially fixed this in 0.4.0-7.)
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A weakness called UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38172 was discovered in the affected product.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "the product UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38172".
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38172 (the affected product). Severity: Info.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38172) in the affected product. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of the affected product (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
perm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38172
- report https://lists.debian.org/debian-med/2021/08/msg00016.html
- report https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/perm
- report https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/perm/-/commits/master/
- report https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=993019
- report https://packages.qa.debian.org/p/perm.html
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38172