CVE catalog
CVE-2021-27836
r-cran-readxl: CVE-2021-27836
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.16% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue was discoverered in in function xls_getWorkSheet in xls.c in libxls 1.6.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service, via a crafted XLS file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | sid | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | forky | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | trixie | 1.4.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | bookworm | 1.4.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Suse | libxls | package hub 15 sp3 | 1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libxls | leap 15.3 | 1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | libxls | rpm | package hub 15 sp3 | 1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libxls | rpm | leap 15.3 | 1.6.2-bp153.2.6.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [r-cran-readxl]Affected
Details (2)
1.4.2-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · 12
1.4.2-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [r-cran-readxl]Affected
Details (2)
1.4.5-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · 13
1.4.5-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2022_0142-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27836]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2022:0142-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-27836]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]