CVE-2021-3979
Red Hat Ceph Storage Key Length Weakness
Description
A key length flaw was found in Red Hat Ceph Storage. An attacker can exploit the fact that the key length is incorrectly passed in an encryption algorithm to create a non random key, which is weaker and can be exploited for loss of confidentiality and integrity on encrypted disks.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 23, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3979
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-3979.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3979 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024788 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/47c33179f9a15ae95cc1579a421be89378602656 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/44765 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ | Mailing List |
| https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/54006 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-3979 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-3979 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ Mailing List Removed CWE NIST CWE-327 Added CWE NIST CWE-287 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1174 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1716 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-327 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1716 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1174 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-327 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BPOK44BESMIFW6BIOGCN452AKKOIIT6Q/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3979 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3979 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024788 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024788 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/47c33179f9a15ae95cc1579a421be89378602656 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/47c33179f9a15ae95cc1579a421be89378602656 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/44765 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/44765 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/54006 No Types Assigned https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/54006 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-327 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_data_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:ceph_storage_for_ibm_z_systems:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_for_power:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_for_power:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3979 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-3979
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} -0.00%
score
0.49442
percentile