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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-38172

CVE-2021-38172

Description

perM 0.4.0 has a Buffer Overflow related to strncpy. (Debian initially fixed this in 0.4.0-7.)

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Affected products

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Debian/perm2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:debian:perm:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:perm:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=0.4.0-7
perM/perMdescription

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References

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packages.qa.debian.org/p/perm.htmlnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
salsa.debian.org/med-team/perm/-/commits/master/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
tracker.debian.org/pkg/permnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-med/2021/08/msg00016.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory

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