# CVE-2021-31873: An issue was discovered in klibc before 2.0.9.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in klibc before 2.0.9. Additions in the malloc() function may result in an integer overflow and a subsequent heap buffer overflow.

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## References

- https://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/klibc/2.0/
- https://lists.zytor.com/archives/klibc/2021-April/004593.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/klibc/klibc.git/commit/?id=a31ae8c508fc8d1bca4f57e9f9f88127572d5202
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/30/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00025.html
- https://github.com/huolinjue/klibc/commit/a31ae8c508fc8d1bca4f57e9f9f88127572d5202

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