Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-4213
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity memory leak in JSS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in JSS, where it did not properly free up all memory. Over time, the wasted memory builds up in the server memory, saturating the server’s RAM. This flaw allows an attacker to force the invocation of an out-of-memory process, causing a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | jss | 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | jss-javadoc | 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | ldapjdk | 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | ldapjdk-javadoc | 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-acme | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-base | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-base-java | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-ca | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-kra | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-server | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-symkey | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pki-tools | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-pki | 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcatjss | 7.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50 | ALSA-2022:1851 |
| Debian:12 | jss | 5.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Debian:14 | jss | 5.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | jss | 0:4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+788+76246f77 | RLSA-2022:1851 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | ldapjdk | 0:4.23.0-1.module+el8.5.0+701+8dc610e5 | RLSA-2022:1851 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | ldapjdk | 0:4.23.0-1.module+el8.7.0+1069+6f3de942 | RLSA-2022:1851 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pki-core | 0:10.12.0-2.module+el8.6.0+788+76246f77 | RLSA-2022:1851 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | tomcatjss | 0:7.7.1-1.module+el8.6.0+788+76246f77 | RLSA-2022:1851 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jss | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jss | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | jss | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | jss | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4213 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | jss | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4213 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2 x_refsource_MISC