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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-36057
CVE-2021-36057:
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-36057 affects XMP Toolkit SDK version 2020.1 and earlier versions. The vulnerability is characterized as a write-what-where condition that occurs during the application's memory allocation process (NVD, Adobe Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a write-what-where condition that manifests during the application's memory allocation process. This condition can cause memory management functions to become mismatched, potentially leading to application instability (Debian LTS).
Impact
The vulnerability can result in local application denial of service in the context of the current user (Debian LTS).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in various distributions. For Debian 10 (buster), the fix was implemented in version 2.5.0-2+deb10u1 of the exempi package (Debian LTS).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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