HIGH 7.5 Microsoft
CVE-2021-33646
The th_read() function doesn’t free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longname after allocating memory which may cause a memory leak.
Microsoft Security Update 2022-Aug: The th_read() function doesn’t free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longname after allocating memory which may cause a memory leak.
Affected Products
- cm1 libtar 1.2.20-10 on CBL Mariner 1.0
- cbl2 libtar 1.2.20-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- azl3 libtar 1.2.20-11 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33646
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33646
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 was published on 2022-08-09 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 libtar 1.2.20-10 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 libtar 1.2.20-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0, azl3 libtar 1.2.20-11 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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