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Google: sys-apps/util-linux: security update to 17162.463.16

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 452078

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker
 were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file.
 NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic environments.
 (CVE-2021-37600)

Solution

Update the sys-apps/util-linux library and its related packages to version 17162.463.16 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-101.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 452078

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37600

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37600