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CVE-2021-39536

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer...

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.06%Up 0.6 points since Sep 21, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2021-39536
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2021-39536
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25893 No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
EUVD-2021-25893
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9fc-rg7x-48xg No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer...

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
GHSA-h9fc-rg7x-48xg
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2021-39536
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-39536 8.8

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. The JIT code has a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39536
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxsmm
Debian:12
before 1.17-1
1.17-1
libxsmm
Debian:13
before 1.17-1
1.17-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2021-39536 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libxsmm Project Libxsmm, published September 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in libxsmm 1.17-1.

References

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