canonical ubuntu-linux CVE-2021-3744 vulnerability in Canonical and Other Products
Published on March 4, 2022

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A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption). This vulnerability is similar with the older CVE-2019-18808.

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Weakness Type

What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?

The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.

CVE-2021-3744 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.79%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.