Apache NuttX vulnerable to integer wrap-arounds [CVE-2021-26461]
CVE number = CVE-2021-26461
Apache Nuttx (incubating) versions prior to 10.1.0 are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions malloc, realloc and memalign. This improper memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution.
This issue is also known as BadAlloc.
Apache NuttX would like to thank Omri Ben-Bassat of Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT of Microsoft Corp for bringing this issue to their attention.
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