Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3567
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in caribou. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in Caribou due to a regression of CVE-2020-25712 fix. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass screen-locking applications that leverage Caribou as an input mechanism. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | caribou | 0.4.21-7.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3567 |
| Debian:13 | caribou | 0.4.21-7.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3567 |
| Debian:14 | caribou | 0.4.21-7.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3567 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962836 x_refsource_MISC