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.
CVE-2021-3764
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 82% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 17.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 23, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (8)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3764
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997467
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
- secalert@redhathttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3764
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3764
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997467
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/505d9dcb0f7ddf9d075e729523a33d38642ae680
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3764
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3764(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-unsigned-5.14.0-1007-oem (5.14.0-1007.7) @ focal | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-modules-5.4.0-1047-raspi (5.4.0-1047.52) @ focal | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-20.04b (5.10.0.1051.53) @ focal | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-headers-5.13.0-1007-aws (5.13.0-1007.8) @ impish | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.163.156) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-raspi-headers-5.11.0-1023 (5.11.0-1023.25) @ hirsute | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-37642022-08-25
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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