Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-36086
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 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.5% 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_reset_classpermission (called from cil_reset_classperms_set and cil_reset_classperms_list).
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-2021-36086 |
| Debian:13 | libsepol | 3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36086 |
| Debian:14 | libsepol | 3.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36086 |
| 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-2021-536.yaml x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=32177 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/c49a8ea09501ad66e799ea41b8154b6770fec2c8 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