CVE-2021-22945: Double Free

Published Sep 23, 2021
·
Updated

curl. Multiple issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.79.1.

Other sources

When sending data to an MQTT server, libcurl <= 7.73.0 and 7.78.0 could in some circumstances erroneously keep a pointer to an already freed memory area and both use that again in a subsequent call to send data and also free it again.

Credit

CVE-2021-22946, CVE-2021-22947, CVE-2021-22945

Affected Software

47 affected componentsFixes available
debian/curl
7.64.0-4+deb10u27.64.0-4+deb10u77.74.0-1.3+deb11u97.74.0-1.3+deb11u107.88.1-10+deb12u37.88.1-10+deb12u48.4.0-2
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3
haxx libcurl>=7.73.0<=7.78.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
NetApp Cloud Backup
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
Oracle MySQL Server>=5.7.0<=5.7.35
Oracle MySQL Server>=8.0.0<=8.0.26
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
NetApp H300e Firmware
NetApp H300e
NetApp H500e Firmware
NetApp H500e
NetApp H700e Firmware
NetApp H700e
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
NetApp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware
NetApp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.3
Siemens Sinec Ins<1.0.1.1
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
All of the following
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
All of the following
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
All of the following
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
All of the following
NetApp H300e Firmware
NetApp H300e
All of the following
NetApp H500e Firmware
NetApp H500e
All of the following
NetApp H700e Firmware
NetApp H700e
All of the following
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
All of the following
NetApp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware
NetApp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=8.2.0<8.2.12
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=9.0.0<9.0.6
Splunk Universal Forwarder=9.1.0

Event History

Sep 23, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-22945.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22945?

The severity of CVE-2021-22945 is not mentioned in the provided information.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-22945?

The affected software for CVE-2021-22945 includes curl versions <= 7.73.0 and 7.78.0, as well as macOS Monterey version up to 12.3.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-22945?

To fix CVE-2021-22945, update your curl installation to version 7.79.1 or later, or update macOS Monterey to a version later than 12.3.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-22945?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-22945 on the following references: [here](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183), [here](https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2021-22945.html), and [here](https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/43157490a5054bd24256fe12876931e8abc9df49).

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