Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-46168
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the spin package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Spin v6.5.1 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds write in lex() at spinlex.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | spin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46168 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | spin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46168 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | spin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46168 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | spin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46168 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | spin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46168 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/nimble-code/Spin/issues/56 x_refsource_MISC