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libsepol vulnerabilities

Published Apr 27, 2022 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

Nicolas Iooss discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory
when handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36084)

It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when
handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36085)

It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly handled memory when
handling policies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affects Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-36086)

It was discovered that libsepol incorrectly validated certain data,
leading to a heap overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36087)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS libsepol 2.7-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS libsepol 3.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libsepol 2.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36084
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36085
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36086
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36087