MEDIUM 5.5 Microsoft

CVE-2021-37600

An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments and possibly in all realistic environments.

Microsoft Security Update 2021-Jul: An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments and possibly in all realistic environments.

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Published: 2021-07-13 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-10-01
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 was published on 2021-07-13 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 util-linux 2.32.1-5 on CBL Mariner 1.0.
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