Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-46021
CVE-2021-46021
Description
An Use-After-Free vulnerability in rec_record_destroy() at rec-record.c of GNU Recutils v1.8.90 can lead to a segmentation fault or application crash.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-recutils/2021-12/msg00008.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDVOFC3HTBG7DF2PZTEXRMG4CV2F55UF/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRSXSN2XF6PX74WDYVV26TQMYIFAEQ3T/nvd
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