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CVE-2021-3998 (GCVE-0-2021-3998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-24 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-09 15:00
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Summary
A flaw was found in glibc. The realpath() function can mistakenly return an unexpected value, potentially leading to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-09 14:59 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a glibc Affected: Affects glibc v2.33 and above.
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