CVE-2021-46021

Public Exploit

Description

An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_record_destroy() at rec-record.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2021-12/msg00008.html mailing list exploit vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRSXSN2XF6PX74WDYVV26TQMYIFAEQ3T/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDVOFC3HTBG7DF2PZTEXRMG4CV2F55UF/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46021?
CVE-2021-46021 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-46021?
To fix CVE-2021-46021, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-46021 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-46021 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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