# CVE-2021-41500: Incomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop \<= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt

- Also known as: GHSA-8RH6-H94M-VJ54, PYSEC-2021-870
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.7
- Published: 2021-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- cvxopt (PyPI): fixed in 1.2.7

## Description

Incomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop <= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt.cholmod.solve, cvxopt.cholmod.spsolve), which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by construct fake Capsule objects.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, cvxopt, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/cvxopt/cvxopt/issues/193
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXTPM3DGVYTYQ54OFCMXZVWVOMR7JM2D/

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