UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41500

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41500
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41500.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41500
Related
Published
2021-12-17T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:22:37Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Incomplete string comparison vulnerability exits in cvxopt.org cvxop <= 1.2.6 in APIs (cvxopt.cholmod.diag, cvxopt.cholmod.getfactor, cvxopt.cholmod.solve, cvxopt.cholmod.spsolve), which allows attackers to conduct Denial of Service attacks by construct fake Capsule objects.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / cvxopt

Package

Name
cvxopt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvxopt@1.1.4-1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.4-1
1.1.4-1.1
1.1.4-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / cvxopt

Package

Name
cvxopt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvxopt@1.1.4-1.4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.4-1.3
1.1.4-1.3build1
1.1.4-1.3build2
1.1.4-1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / cvxopt

Package

Name
cvxopt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvxopt@1.1.9+dfsg-2build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.9+dfsg-2
1.1.9+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / cvxopt

Package

Name
cvxopt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvxopt@1.2.3+dfsg-2build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.9+dfsg-3build2
1.2.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1.2.3+dfsg-2
1.2.3+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / cvxopt

Package

Name
cvxopt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cvxopt@1.2.7+dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.7+dfsg-2

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.5+dfsg-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.7+dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "python-cvxopt-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.7+dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-cvxopt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.7+dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-cvxopt-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}