Information disclosure in colord
Priority LOW 35CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-401.
Summary
There are two Information Disclosure vulnerabilities in colord, and they lie in colord/src/cd-device-db.c and colord/src/cd-profile-db.c separately. They exist because the 'err_msg' of 'sqlite3_exec' is not releasing after use, while libxml2 emphasizes that the caller needs to release it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00935 61st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | colord | colord - 1.4.4, 1.4.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- colord Vendor— Affected colord - 1.4.4, 1.4.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:colord_project:colord:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Colord Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:colord_project:colord:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Colord Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:colord_project:colord:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Colord Project
- cpe:2.3:a:colord_project:colord:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Colord Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r93j-wmmw-g27p
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-42523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-42523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r93j-wmmw-g27p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-42523 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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