Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2022 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2021-42523
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in colord. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There are two Information Disclosure vulnerabilities in colord, and they lie in colord/src/cd-device-db.c and colord/src/cd-profile-db.c separately. They exist because the 'err_msg' of 'sqlite3_exec' is not releasing after use, while libxml2 emphasizes that the caller needs to release it.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | colord | 1.4.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42523 |
| Debian:13 | colord | 1.4.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42523 |
| Debian:14 | colord | 1.4.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42523 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | colord | 1.4.6-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42523 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://github.com/hughsie/colord/issues/110 x_refsource_MISC