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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-33574

The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.87% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
gnu/glibc · fedoraproject/fedora · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.