Use After Free in Gnu Recutils
CVE-2021-46022
An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_mset_elem_destroy() at rec-mset.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.010 (57.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Recutils — versions 1.8.90
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-46022?
- CVE-2021-46022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Recutils, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-46022?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-46022 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.