CVE-2021-3764
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is similar to the older CVE-2019-18808. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.7CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.27%• Percentile: 20%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- 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 (12)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3764
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997467
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3764
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3764
- 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-2021-3764