CVE-2021-40797

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Openstack
Status
Neutron
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 September 2021

Summary

An issue was discovered in the routes middleware in OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.2.1, and 18.x before 18.1.1. By making API requests involving nonexistent controllers, an authenticated user may cause the API worker to consume increasing amounts of memory, resulting in API performance degradation or denial of service.

References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942179
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https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2021-006.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/09/2
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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