CVE-2021-46021

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Published Jan 14, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_record_destroy() at rec-record.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.8.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32727	An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_record_destroy() at rec-record.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.
Ubuntu USN	USN-7137-1	recutils vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.020% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDVOFC3HTBG7DF2PZTEXRMG4CV2F55UF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRSXSN2XF6PX74WDYVV26TQMYIFAEQ3T/
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2021-12/msg00008.html

History

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Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora

Gnu Recutils

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 14, 2022, 8:02 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:54 AM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 14, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:14 AM

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