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CVE-2021-37600
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-07-30T14:15:18.737 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:00:48.907

Summary

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.

Affected products

kernel — util-linux

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