CVE-2021-37600
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.04%util-linux - security update
Published: 7/30/2021Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2021-37600DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37600
Description
An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/util-linuxfrom 0, < 2.37.2-r0
- Debian/util-linuxfrom 0, < 2.36.1-8
- Debian/util-linuxfrom 0, < 2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |