Use After Free Affecting php:7.4/php-mysqlnd package, versions <0:7.4.6-5.module+el8.4.0+22918+4f86939b.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PHP-9508328
  • published21 Mar 2025
  • disclosed17 Feb 2022

Introduced: 17 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-21708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 php:7.4/php-mysqlnd to version 0:7.4.6-5.module+el8.4.0+22918+4f86939b.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:3076.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php:7.4/php-mysqlnd package and not the php:7.4/php-mysqlnd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 7.4.x below 7.4.28, 8.0.x below 8.0.16, and 8.1.x below 8.1.3, when using filter functions with FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT filter and min/max limits, if the filter fails, there is a possibility to trigger use of allocated memory after free, which can result it crashes, and potentially in overwrite of other memory chunks and RCE. This issue affects: code that uses FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT with min/max limits.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1