CVE-2021-38604: sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mq_notify.c mishandles certain NOTIFY_REMOVED data, leading to a NULL pointer dereference

Bug #1942923 reported by bhs
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Bug Description

CVE-2021-38604: In librt in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) through 2.34, sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mq_notify.c mishandles certain NOTIFY_REMOVED data, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this vulnerability was introduced as a side effect of the CVE-2021-33574 fix.

Ref: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38604

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Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in glibc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
information type: Private Security → Public Security
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