The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.32 and earlier, when processing invalid input sequences in the ISO-2022-JP-3 encoding, fails an assertion in the code path and aborts the program, potentially resulting in a denial of service.
CVE-2021-3326
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 35(Track)EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 87%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 27, 2021
Last Modified
June 9, 2025
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/2
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0007/
- cve@mitrehttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27256
- cve@mitrehttps://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d88c6142c6efc160c0ee5e4f85cde382c072888
- cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0007/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27256
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d88c6142c6efc160c0ee5e4f85cde382c072888
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | locales (2.34-0ubuntu3.2) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | locales (2.23-0ubuntu11.3+esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | glibc-0:2.28-151.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc | 2.28-10, 2.28-10+deb10u1 | 2.28-10+deb10u2 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc | — | 2.31-10 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc | — | 2.31-10 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc | — | 2.31-10 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibc | — | 2.31-10 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(4)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-33262021-02-04
The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.32 and earlier when processing invalid input sequences in the ISO-2022-JP-3 encoding fails an assertion in the code path and aborts the program potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1585MODERATE2021-01-27
RHSA-2021:1585 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-5310-1LOW
GNU C Library vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5699-1LOW
GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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