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CVE-2021-3764

Published: Aug 23, 2022

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Linux Kernel	affected `Fixed in v5.15-rc4`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680

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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3764

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997467

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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3764

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