# CVE-2021-44269: Memory corruption in n/a > An out-of-bounds read in Wavpack allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose information via crafted WAV files. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 10 Mar 2022 - **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** ALSA-2022:7558, ALSA-2022:8139, AZL-8977, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44269, GHSA-f35r-5xp5-9859, MGASA-2022-0125, RHSA-2022:7558, RHSA-2022:8139, RLSA-2022:7558, RLSA-2022:8139, SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44269, openSUSE-SU-2022:0954-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11938-1 ## What is CVE-2021-44269? CVE-2021-44269 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description An out of bounds read was found in Wavpack 5.4.0 in processing *.WAV files. This issue triggered in function WavpackPackSamples of file src/pack_utils.c, tainted variable cnt is too large, that makes pointer sptr read beyond heap bound. Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44269? It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `wavpack` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-devel` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack` | Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:5.1.0-16.el8 | | `wavpack` | Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:5.4.0-5.el9 | | `wavpack` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | All versions | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | | `wavpack` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | | `wavpack` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | All versions | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | | `wavpack` | openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Wavpack Wavpack. ## How do I fix CVE-2021-44269? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2021-44269 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44269 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44269 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2021-44269 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44269 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44269/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44269/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44269 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44269 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44269 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44269/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.