Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36084
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the libsepol package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms (called from __cil_verify_classpermission and __cil_pre_verify_helper).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsepol | 2.9-3.el8 | ALSA-2021:4513 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsepol-devel | 2.9-3.el8 | ALSA-2021:4513 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsepol-static | 2.9-3.el8 | ALSA-2021:4513 |
| Debian:12 | libsepol | 3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36084 |
| Debian:13 | libsepol | 3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36084 |
| Debian:14 | libsepol | 3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36084 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libsepol | 0:2.9-3.el8 | RLSA-2021:4513 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/selinux/OSV-2021-417.yaml x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=31065 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/f34d3d30c8325e4847a6b696fe7a3936a8a361f3 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-67efe88c29 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250207-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00021.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html