CVE-2021-36087: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 3.3v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-36087DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36087
Published 01-07-2021Last modified 14-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-36087 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 01-07-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsLow 3.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.46% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.48%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.chromium.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- libsepol< 3.3-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35
Selinux_project1 product
- selinux3.2
Ubuntu1 product
- libsepol< 2.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.7-1ubuntu0.1 | < 3.0-1ubuntu0.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
13 links- github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/selinux/OSV-2021-585.yamlX Refsource MISCREPORTThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=32675X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/340f0eb7f3673e8aacaf0a96cbfcd4d12a405521X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory