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CVE-2021-4048

Published: Dec 8, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the CLARRV, DLARRV, SLARRV, and ZLARRV functions in lapack through version 3.10.0, as also used in OpenBLAS before version 0.3.18. Specially crafted inputs passed to these functions could cause an application using lapack to crash or possibly disclose portions of its memory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

lapackn/a
lapacklapack project
On-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
openblasopenblas project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
juliajulialang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ceph storageredhat
On-premDatabase
Databases
lapack projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka lapack
openblas projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka openblas
julialangoss-projectOSS Librariesaka julia
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 11 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/pull/625
github.com
https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/commit/38f3eeee3108b18158409ca2a100e6fe03754781
github.com
https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/42415
github.com
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 8, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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