Use After Free in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2021-33574

The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.029 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33574?
CVE-2021-33574 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-33574?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-33574 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.