Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ocaml-hivex package, versions <0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+1835+43f01cbb


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-OCAMLHIVEX-14174837
  • published4 Dec 2025
  • disclosed2 May 2022

Introduced: 2 May 2022

CVE-2021-46790  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 ocaml-hivex to version 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+1835+43f01cbb or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:2757.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ocaml-hivex package and not the ocaml-hivex package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however, it is shipped by some Linux distributions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1