CVE-2021-31873 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2021-31873?

CVE-2021-31873 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in klibc before 2.0.9. Additions in the malloc() function may result in an integer overflow and a subsequent heap buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31873?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Klibc Project Klibc.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31873?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-31873 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31873 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31873, GHSA-gghj-9rfx-j4r7, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31873.