CVE-2021-3764
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0515IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Rechte zu erweitern oder beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.
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references (31)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3764cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997467cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3764/cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167097/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-1988-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167330/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-4814-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167459/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-4956-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3764cnnvd
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