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
HighMetricsAV: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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