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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-27419

uClibc-ng versions prior to 1.0.37 are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions malloc-simple. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

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CVE-2021-27419
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1 Nov 2026, 07:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-27419

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 May 2022, 21:15 UTC

uClibc-ng versions prior to 1.0.37 are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions malloc-simple. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.

osv:CVE-2021-27419
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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