ubuntu-cve-2021-36086
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-07-01 03:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:40
Summary
Details

The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in cil_reset_classpermission (called from cil_reset_classperms_set and cil_reset_classperms_list).

Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsepol1",
            "binary_version": "2.7-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "sepol-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.7-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "libsepol",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsepol@2.7-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.7-1ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.7-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libsepol1",
            "binary_version": "3.0-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "sepol-utils",
            "binary_version": "3.0-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libsepol",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsepol@3.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0-1ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.9-2",
        "3.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in cil_reset_classpermission (called from cil_reset_classperms_set and cil_reset_classperms_list).",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36086",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:40:06Z",
  "published": "2021-07-01T03:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36086"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/selinux/OSV-2021-536.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5391-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36086"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5391-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-36086"
  ]
}



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