CVE-2021-35942

Public on 2021-07-22
Modified on 2025-04-16
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in glibc that may result in reading of arbitrary memory when wordexp is used with a specially crafted untrusted regular expression input.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.1
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
HAQM Linux 1 glibc No Fix Planned
HAQM Linux 2 - Core glibc 2021-09-08 ALAS2-2021-1703 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
HAQM Linux CVSSv3 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H