CVE-2021-3764

2022-08-2316:15:09

CWE-401

CWE-400

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cve-2021-3764

linux kernel

memory leak

denial of service

vulnerability

nvd

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.3%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange≤5.15

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux Kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Fixed in v5.15-rc4"
      }
    ]
  }
]