ALSA-2021:4513

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    ALSA-2021:4513

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: libsepol security update

    Details: The libsepol library provides an API for the manipulation of SELinux binary policies. It is used by checkpolicy (the policy compiler) and similar tools, as well as by programs like load_policy that need to perform specific transformations on binary policies (for example, customizing policy boolean settings). Security Fix(es): * libsepol: use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms() (CVE-2021-36084) * libsepol: use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms() (CVE-2021-36085) * libsepol: use-after-free in cil_reset_classpermission() (CVE-2021-36086) * libsepol: heap-based buffer overflow in ebitmap_match_any() (CVE-2021-36087) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsepol

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/libsepol

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9-3.el8

    Affected versions

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