DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20204

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20204

    Published: 6 May 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-20204

    Summary:

    Details: A heap memory corruption problem (use after free) can be triggered in libgetdata v0.10.0 when processing maliciously crafted dirfile databases. This degrades the confidentiality, integrity and availability of third-party software that uses libgetdata as a library. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation depending on input/skills of attacker.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20204

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgetdata

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libgetdata?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.10.0-10

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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