CVE-2021-3744

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3744
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-04 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:42:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-401

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.15 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.15 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.15 rc3 All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function 22.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy 22.2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Build Of Quarkus 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus 8.6 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian Eus 8.6 All All All
Application Redhat Developer Tools 1.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time 8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv 8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.6 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: kernel-5.14.10-300.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
oss-security - Disclosure: CVE-2021-3744: crypto: ccp - fix resource leaks in ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-5.14.10-100.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: kernel-5.14.10-200.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: kernel-5.14.10-200.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
oss-sec: Disclosure: CVE-2021-3744: crypto: ccp - fix resource leaks in ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() MISC seclists.org
Diff - 505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680^! - pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 - Git at Google MISC kernel.googlesource.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
crypto: ccp - fix resource leaks in ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() · torvalds/linux@505d9dc · GitHub MISC github.com
2000627 – (CVE-2021-3744) CVE-2021-3744 kernel: crypto: ccp - fix resource leaks in ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-5.14.10-100.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5096-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: kernel-5.14.10-300.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159564 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9564)
  • 159565 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9565)
  • 159825 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-1988)
  • 179117 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5096-1)
  • 179119 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2941-1)
  • 180229 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3744)
  • 198567 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM 5.14) Vulnerabilities (USN-5140-1)
  • 198569 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM 5.10) Vulnerabilities (USN-5139-1)
  • 198585 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5164-1)
  • 198586 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5162-1)
  • 198587 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5163-1)
  • 198588 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5161-1)
  • 240275 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:1975)
  • 240298 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:1988)
  • 281972 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2021-ffda3d6fa1)
  • 281973 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2021-9dd76a1ed0)
  • 352869 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS2-2021-1719
  • 353142 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-009
  • 353153 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-007
  • 353989 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-027
  • 354000 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-029
  • 354013 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-031
  • 356241 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for microvm-kernel : ALASMICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-001
  • 6140214 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-p98g-wxrx-9vp8)
  • 671219 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1030)
  • 671225 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1010)
  • 671268 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1196)
  • 671288 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1227)
  • 671304 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1208)
  • 751214 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3389-1)
  • 751215 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3386-1)
  • 751217 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3387-1)
  • 751223 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3338-1)
  • 751234 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1357-1)
  • 751235 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3447-1)
  • 751245 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1365-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
  • 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
  • 900739 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8917)
  • 905992 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8917-1)
  • 940517 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:1988)
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