CVE-2021-3998
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3998
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3998.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3998
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2022-08-24T16:15:09.010Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-02T09:01:16.637102Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=84d2d0fe20bdf94feed82b21b4d7d136db471f03
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Bh=ee8d5e33adb284601c00c94687bc907e10aec9bb
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3998
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024633
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3998
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0003/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28770
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024633
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024633
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28770
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/4
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/4