CVE-2021-3669
kernel: reading /proc/sysvipc/shm does not scale with large shared memory segment counts
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Measuring usage of the shared memory does not scale with large shared memory segment counts which could lead to resource exhaustion and DoS.
Se ha encontrado un fallo en el kernel de Linux. La medición del uso de la memoria compartida no escala con grandes recuentos de segmentos de memoria compartida, lo que podría conllevar a el agotamiento de recursos y el DoS.
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.5.0 images Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes provides the capabilities to address common challenges that administrators and site reliability engineers face as they work across a range of public and private cloud environments. Clusters and applications are all visible and managed from a single console—with security policy built in. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes, which fix several bugs and security issues. Issues addressed include privilege escalation and traversal vulnerabilities.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
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Timeline
- 2021-07-29 CVE Reserved
- 2022-05-11 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1980619 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3669 | Issue Tracking |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3669 | 2022-05-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spectrum Copy Data Management Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Copy Data Management" | >= 2.2.0.0 <= 2.2.15.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Copy Data Management" and version " >= 2.2.0.0 <= 2.2.15.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Spectrum Protect Plus Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Plus" | >= 10.1.0 <= 10.1.10.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Spectrum Protect Plus" and version " >= 10.1.0 <= 10.1.10.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Codeready Linux Builder Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Codeready Linux Builder" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Codeready Linux Builder Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Codeready Linux Builder" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Codeready Linux Builder Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Codeready Linux Builder" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Codeready Linux Builder Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Codeready Linux Builder" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | 4.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version "4.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | 4.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version "4.7" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | 4.9 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version "4.9" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Host Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" and version "4.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | * | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
Affected
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Build Of Quarkus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Build Of Quarkus" | >= 2.0 < 2.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Build Of Quarkus" and version " >= 2.0 < 2.7" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Developer Tools Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Developer Tools" | 1.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Developer Tools" and version "1.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" and version "8.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" and version "8.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time" | 8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time" and version "8" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv" | 8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv" and version "8" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.6" | - |
Affected
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