#VU63813 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-3744

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63813

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3744

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 5.15, 5.15

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External links
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q3/164
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6/+/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680%5E%21/#F0
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2000627
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/14/1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7BLLVKYAIETEORUPTFO3TR3C33ZPFXQM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYKURLXBB2555ASWMPDNMBUPD6AG2JKQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAT3RERO6QBKSPJBNNRWY3D4NCGTFOS7/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.