CVE-2021-3764 (GCVE-0-2021-3764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-23 15:52 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:09
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-400 - - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1036 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux Kernel Affected: Fixed in v5.15-rc4
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