CVE-2021-22945

curl: When sending data to an MQTT server, libcurl <= 7.73.0 and 7.78.0 could in some circumstances erroneously keep a p...

CVE-2021-22945 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by curl 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2, released September 14, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0668
93rd percentile

When sending data to an MQTT server, libcurl <= 7.73.0 and 7.78.0 could in some circumstances erroneously keep a pointer to an already freed memory area and both use that again in a subsequent call to send data and also free it *again*.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
curl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 curl 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 Sep 14, 2021
libcurl3-gnutls · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 libcurl3-gnutls 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 Sep 14, 2021
libcurl3-nss · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 libcurl3-nss 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 Sep 14, 2021
libcurl4 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 libcurl4 7.74.0-1.3ubuntu2 Sep 14, 2021

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