UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44540

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44540
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44540.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44540
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Published
2021-12-23T20:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:50:37Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in geturlspec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.21-1
3.0.21-2
3.0.21-7+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.21-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.23-3
3.0.23-4
3.0.23-5
3.0.24-1
3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.24-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.26-3
3.0.26-4
3.0.26-5
3.0.26-5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.26-5ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / privoxy

Package

Name
privoxy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/privoxy@3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.28-2
3.0.28-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.28-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "privoxy"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}