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TI-2021-08733 Aliases CVE-2021-27186GHSA-gjm8-qc7w-3xxp

Fluent Bit 1.6.10 has a NULL pointer dereference when an flb_malloc return value is not…

Priority LOW 37CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

Fluent Bit 1.6.10 has a NULL pointer dereference when an flb_malloc return value is not validated by flb_avro.c or http_server/api/v1/metrics.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02011 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:treasuredata:fluent_bit:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.10VulnerableFluentBit
  • cpe:2.3:a:treasuredata:fluent_bit:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·FluentBit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27186
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjm8-qc7w-3xxp

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-17419 fluent-bit 2.2.2 contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in /fluent-bit/plugins/custom_calyptia/calyptia.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-15728 In Fluent Bit 2.1.8 through 2.2.1, a NULL pointer dereference can be caused via an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-04026 Fluent Bit Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-21547 An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-21546 An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, erroneous parsing in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-21098 An issue in fluent-bit v.3.7.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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