# CVE-2021-36084: The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in \_\_cil\_verify\_classperms (called from \_\_cil\_verify\_classpermission and \_\_cil\_pre\_veri

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-01 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms (called from __cil_verify_classpermission and __cil_pre_verify_helper).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/selinux/OSV-2021-417.yaml
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=31065
- https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/f34d3d30c8325e4847a6b696fe7a3936a8a361f3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U7ZYR3PIJ75N6U2IONJWCKZ5L2NKJTGR/

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