What is the severity of CVE-2021-46021?

CVE-2021-46021 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes or segmentation faults.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46021?

To fix CVE-2021-46021, upgrade to the patched version of GNU Recutils or the associated packages in your operating system repositories.

What versions are affected by CVE-2021-46021?

CVE-2021-46021 affects GNU Recutils v1.8.90 as well as specific versions of Fedora 35 and 36.

What is the impact of CVE-2021-46021?

The impact of CVE-2021-46021 can lead to a use-after-free condition that results in application instability or failure.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2021-46021?

Currently, the best course of action for CVE-2021-46021 is to apply the necessary updates as there are no known workarounds.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-46021

medium

5.5

CWE

416

14/1/2022

21/11/2024

CVE-2021-46021: Use After Free

First published: Fri Jan 14 2022(Updated: )

An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_record_destroy() at rec-record.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU Recutils	=1.8.90
Fedoraproject Fedora	=35
Fedoraproject Fedora	=36
debian/recutils	<=1.8-1<=1.9-2<=1.9-3
Fedora	=35
Fedora	=36

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46021?
CVE-2021-46021 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes or segmentation faults.
How do I fix CVE-2021-46021?
To fix CVE-2021-46021, upgrade to the patched version of GNU Recutils or the associated packages in your operating system repositories.
What versions are affected by CVE-2021-46021?
CVE-2021-46021 affects GNU Recutils v1.8.90 as well as specific versions of Fedora 35 and 36.
What is the impact of CVE-2021-46021?
The impact of CVE-2021-46021 can lead to a use-after-free condition that results in application instability or failure.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2021-46021?
Currently, the best course of action for CVE-2021-46021 is to apply the necessary updates as there are no known workarounds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46021?
CVE-2021-46021 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes or segmentation faults.
How do I fix CVE-2021-46021?
To fix CVE-2021-46021, upgrade to the patched version of GNU Recutils or the associated packages in your operating system repositories.
What versions are affected by CVE-2021-46021?
CVE-2021-46021 affects GNU Recutils v1.8.90 as well as specific versions of Fedora 35 and 36.
What is the impact of CVE-2021-46021?
The impact of CVE-2021-46021 can lead to a use-after-free condition that results in application instability or failure.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2021-46021?
Currently, the best course of action for CVE-2021-46021 is to apply the necessary updates as there are no known workarounds.