CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-3744

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2022-03-04 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-03-04
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-401

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (< 5.15) • linux linux kernel 5.15 • fedoraproject fedora 33 • fedoraproject fedora 34 • fedoraproject fedora 35 • debian debian linux 9.0 • debian debian linux 10.0 • 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 • redhat enterprise linux for real time 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 • 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

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime weakness

References