SB2022082448 - Memory leak in Network Security Services for Java (JSS)
Published: August 24, 2022 Updated: February 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022082448
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4213)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900