CVE-2021-3744
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 34
Modified
Published: 04 Mar 2022, 15:55
Last modified:03 Aug 2024, 17:01
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100 CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.01% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
04 Mar 2022, 15:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Aug 2024, 17:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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: 0.01%• Percentile: 1%
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•debian_linux
9.0 | 10.0
- fedoraproject•fedora
33 | 34 | 35
- linux•linux_kernel
< 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.15:rc1 | 5.15:rc2 | 5.15:rc3
- oracle•communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function
22.1.3
- oracle•communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function
22.1.1
- oracle•communications_cloud_native_core_policy
22.2.0
- redhat•build_of_quarkus
2.0
- redhat•codeready_linux_builder
8.0
- redhat•codeready_linux_builder_eus
8.6
- redhat•codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian
8.0
- redhat•codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian_eus
8.6
- redhat•developer_tools
1.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux_eus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_for_real_time
8 | 8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv
8
- redhat•enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus
8.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions
8.6
- redhat•virtualization_host
4.0
References (11)
- 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