Description
The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in ebitmap_match_any (called indirectly from cil_check_neverallow). This occurs because there is sometimes a lack of checks for invalid statements in an optional block.
Published: 2021-07-01
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3930-1 libsepol security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-22720 The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in ebitmap_match_any (called indirectly from cil_check_neverallow). This occurs because there is sometimes a lack of checks for invalid statements in an optional block.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5391-1 libsepol vulnerabilities
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Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Selinux Project Selinux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:44:57.912Z

Reserved: 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36087

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-01T03:15:08.817

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:15:49.327

Link: CVE-2021-36087

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-04-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-36087 - Bugzilla

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