
CVE catalog
CVE-2021-3567
caribou: CVE-2021-3567
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.16% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in Caribou due to a regression of CVE-2020-25712 fix. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass screen-locking applications that leverage Caribou as an input mechanism. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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 | caribou | sid | 0.4.21-11 | fixed |
| Debian | caribou | forky | 0.4.21-11 | fixed |
| Debian | caribou | trixie | 0.4.21-10 | fixed |
| Debian | caribou | bookworm | 0.4.21-8 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 16.04 | 0.4.18.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 16.04 | 0.4.19-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 16.04 | 0.4.20-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 18.04 | 0.4.21-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 18.04 | 0.4.21-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 18.04 | 0.4.21-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | caribou | 18.04 | 0.4.21-5 | vulnerable |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp2 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp3 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-espos | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-espos | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 15-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-bcl | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | manager proxy 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | manager retail branch server 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | manager server 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | enterprise storage 6 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | caribou | leap 15.3 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | hpe helion openstack 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | openstack cloud 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | openstack cloud 9 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | openstack cloud crowbar 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | openstack cloud crowbar 9 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 12 sp2-bcl | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 12 sp3-ltss | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 12 sp3-bcl | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 12 sp4-ltss | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | caribou | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | caribou | leap 15.2 | 0.4.21-lp152.7.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | caribou | source | sid | 0.4.21-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980061] |
| Debian | caribou | source | forky | 0.4.21-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980061] |
| Debian | caribou | source | trixie | 0.4.21-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980061] |
| Debian | caribou | source | bookworm | 0.4.21-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [980061] |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp2 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2414-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp3 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2414-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-espos | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-espos | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 15-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-bcl | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | manager proxy 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | manager retail branch server 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | manager server 4.0 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | enterprise storage 6 | 0.4.21-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | caribou | rpm | leap 15.3 | 0.4.21-12.5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:2414-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | hpe helion openstack 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | openstack cloud 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | openstack cloud 9 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | openstack cloud crowbar 8 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | openstack cloud crowbar 9 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2-bcl | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp3-ltss | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp3-bcl | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp4-ltss | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | caribou | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.4.21-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | caribou | rpm | leap 15.2 | 0.4.21-lp152.7.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1071-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [caribou]Fixed
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [caribou-antler]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [gir1.2-caribou-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [libcaribou0]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [libcaribou-common]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [libcaribou-dev]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [libcaribou-gtk3-module]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
- [libcaribou-gtk-module]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
0.4.21-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · bookworm; dsa · caribou · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [caribou]Fixed
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [caribou-antler]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [gir1.2-caribou-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [libcaribou0]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [libcaribou-common]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [libcaribou-dev]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [libcaribou-gtk3-module]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
- [libcaribou-gtk-module]Fixed
Source package: [caribou]
Details (2)
0.4.21-10· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
0.4.21-10· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.4.21-7.1dsa · caribou · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2021_1943-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3567]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:1943-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:2007-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2021:2414-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3567]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:1071-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:2414-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3567]
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