CVE-2021-3744
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.53%• Percentile: 44%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.84-1 | < 5.14.12-1 | < 5.14.12-1 | < 5.14.12-1
- ubuntu•linux
< 4.15.0-163.171 | < 5.4.0-91.102
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.15.0-1116.123 | < 5.4.0-1060.63
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
< 5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1060.63~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2057.59 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1116.123~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1127.140~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1127.140~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1064.67
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1127.140
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
< 5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1064.67~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2039.43 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1022.25
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1031.36
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.15.0-1073.82 | all | < 5.4.0-1037.43
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1112.126~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1058.62
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1112.126
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
< 5.11.0-1023.25~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1058.62~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2022.24 | all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1056.59
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1056.59~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1027.28
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1027.28~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-163.171~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
< 5.11.0-41.45~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
< 5.13.0-22.22~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-91.102~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-ibm
< 5.4.0-1008.9
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.15.0-1103.105 | < 5.4.0-1050.52
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
< 5.10.0-1051.53
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
< 5.13.0-1020.24
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.14
< 5.14.0-1007.7
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1084.92~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1084.92 | < 5.4.0-1058.62
Showing first 50 affected entries in server-rendered view.
References (20)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/14/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYKURLXBB2555ASWMPDNMBUPD6AG2JKQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7BLLVKYAIETEORUPTFO3TR3C33ZPFXQM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAT3RERO6QBKSPJBNNRWY3D4NCGTFOS7/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000627
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q3/164
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6/+/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680%5E%21/#F0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3744
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5139-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5140-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5161-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5162-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5163-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5164-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3744
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3744