DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22922
When curl is instructed to download content using the metalink feature, thecontents is verified against a hash provided in the metalink XML file.The metalink XML file points out to the client how to get the same contentfrom a set of different URLs, potentially hosted by different servers and theclient can then download the file from one or several of them. In a serial orparallel manner.If one of the servers hosting the contents has been breached and the contentsof the specific file on that server is replaced with a modified payload, curlshould detect this when the hash of the file mismatches after a completeddownload. It should remove the contents and instead try getting the contentsfrom another URL. This is not done, and instead such a hash mismatch is onlymentioned in text and the potentially malicious content is kept in the file ondisk.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | curl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | curl | 7.88.1-4, 8.4.0-2, 8.5.0-1 |
| Debian:13 | curl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | curl | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 5, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated