CVE-2021-41495
Publication date 17 December 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
** DISPUTED ** Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in numpy.sort in NumPy < and 1.19 in the PyArray_DescrNew function due to missing return-value validation, which allows attackers to conduct DoS attacks by repetitively creating sort arrays. NOTE: While correct that validation is missing, an error can only occur due to an exhaustion of memory. If the user can exhaust memory, they are already privileged. Further, it should be practically impossible to construct an attack which can target the memory exhaustion to occur at exactly this place.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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numpy | ||
22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1:1.21.5-1ubuntu22.04.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1:1.17.4-5ubuntu3.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5763-1
- NumPy vulnerabilities
- 7 December 2022