CVE-2021-3744
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 5.10.71-1 |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.10.84-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3744.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:1988
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:1975
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3744
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1988.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1975
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1988
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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