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CVE-2021-3744

Published: Mar 4, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 57.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption). This vulnerability is similar with the older CVE-2019-18808.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
build of quarkusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
codeready linux builderOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
codeready linux builder eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
codeready linux builder for power little endianOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
codeready linux builder for power little endian eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
developer toolsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for ibm z systems eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
communications cloud native core binding support function
Communications
communications cloud native core network exposure functionOn-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
communications cloud native core policyOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/14/1
openwall.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000627
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
github.com
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