HIGHCVSS 7.5

CVE-2021-3998

CVE-2021-3998 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-10-16
Sources: nvd

Summary

A flaw was found in glibc. The realpath() function can mistakenly return an unexpected value, potentially leading to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3998

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