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CVE-2021-22156
CRITICAL

CVE-2021-22156

Published Aug 17, 2021 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSCRITICAL · 9.0
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.79%
QFinch risk score20 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

An integer overflow vulnerability in the calloc() function of the C runtime library of affected versions of BlackBerry® QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) version(s) 6.5.0SP1 and earlier, QNX OS for Medical 1.1 and earlier, and QNX OS for Safety 1.0.1 and earlier that could allow an attacker to potentially perform a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

An integer overflow vulnerability in the calloc() function of the C runtime library of affected versions of BlackBerry® QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) version(s) 6.5.0SP1 and earlier, QNX OS for Medical 1.1 and earlier, and QNX OS for Safety 1.0.1 and earlier that could allow an attacker to potentially perform a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
20%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. support.blackberry.com ↗
  2. 20210818 BlackBerry QNX-2021-001 Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: August 2021 ↗

Record history

Published Aug 17, 2021 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026