CVE-2021-37600
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 51th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- kernel/util-linux · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/1c9143d0c1f979c3daf10e1c37b5b1e916c22a1cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues/1395Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.