VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3764

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-400
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401

Primary references