PT-2022-2035

CVE-2021-3998

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Published

2022-02-01

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Updated

2026-10-14

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions glibc (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw was found in the realpath() function of glibc, which can mistakenly return an unexpected value. This issue is related to memory release errors and can potentially lead to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data. Exploitation of this flaw may allow a remote attacker to access confidential information.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2022-1201
ALT-PU-2022-1215
AZL-10675
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11850-1
USN-5310-1
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