Anolis OS update for wayland



| Updated: 2025-03-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-3782
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Anolis OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

wayland-doc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

wayland-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwayland-server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwayland-egl
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwayland-cursor
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwayland-client
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor OpenAnolis

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU67416

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3782

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by incorrectly handled reference counting
certain objects. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against the Wayland compositor or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Anolis OS: 8

wayland-doc: before 1.21.0-1

wayland-devel: before 1.21.0-1

libwayland-server: before 1.21.0-1

libwayland-egl: before 1.21.0-1

libwayland-cursor: before 1.21.0-1

libwayland-client: before 1.21.0-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2023:0250


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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