CVE-2021-33640 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-33640

Vendor Openeuler
Product openEuler 22.03 LTS
Weakness CWE-416
Published December 19, 2022
Last update April 17, 2025

CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

After tar_close(), libtar.c releases the memory pointed to by pointer t. After tar_close() is called in the list() function, it continues to use pointer t: free_longlink_longname(t->th_buf) . As a result, the released memory is used (use-after-free).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2022 CVE published
April 17, 2025 Record updated