Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-28904
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libyang package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In function ext_get_plugin() in libyang <= v1.0.225, it doesn't check whether the value of revision is NULL. If revision is NULL, the operation of strcmp(revision, ext_plugins[u].revision) will lead to a crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | libyang | 3.4.2+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28904 |
| Debian:14 | libyang | 3.4.2+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28904 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/1451 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202107-54 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO