CVE-2021-36088 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in Fluent Bit allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-36088?

CVE-2021-36088 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Fluent Bit (aka fluent-bit) 1.7.0 through 1.7.4 has a double free in flb_free (called from flb_parser_json_do and flb_parser_do).

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36088?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including fluent-bit. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
fluent-bit BitnamiFrom 1.7.01.7.5

Products include Treasuredata Fluent Bit.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36088?

Upgrade fluent-bit to 1.7.5 or later.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-36088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as BIT-fluent-bit-2021-36088, GHSA-89w3-2j93-4g79.

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