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CVE-2021-33574

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.87%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2021-33574
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.87%

Original NVD Description

The mq_notify function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) versions 2.32 and 2.33 has a use-after-free. It may use the notification thread attributes object (passed through its struct sigevent parameter) after it has been freed by the caller, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.

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