CVE-2021-37600 (GCVE-0-2021-37600)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-28 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:23 Disputed
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Summary
An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
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CWE
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