CVE-2021-22156 (GCVE-0-2021-22156)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-17 18:35 – Updated: 2025-08-22 15:20
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Summary
An integer overflow vulnerability in the calloc() function of the C runtime library of affected versions of BlackBerry® QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) version(s) 6.5.0SP1 and earlier, QNX OS for Medical 1.1 and earlier, and QNX OS for Safety 1.0.1 and earlier that could allow an attacker to potentially perform a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
CWE
  • Denial of service or arbitrary code execution
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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Vendor Product Version
BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP), QNX OS for Medical and QNX OS for Safety Affected: QNX SDP 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier
Affected: QNX OS for Medical 1.1 and earlier
Affected: QNX OS for Safety 1.0.1 and earlier
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