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TI-2021-16800 Aliases CVE-2021-39535GHSA-g9r6-qhfx-9xcc

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93.

Priority LOW 30CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
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

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00857 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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:libxsmm_project:libxsmm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.16.1VulnerableLibxsmm Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxsmm_project:libxsmm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.16.1 Vulnerable ·Libxsmm Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39535
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9r6-qhfx-9xcc

References

  • TI-2018-14567 There is a heap-based buffer-overflow at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c (function… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-14566 There is a heap-based buffer overflow in libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader at… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16801 An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-14568 There is an attempted excessive memory allocation at libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources