JSS memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in JSS and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-4213. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in JSS (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/25/2022 as 3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-4213 since 01/25/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236565 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0184: pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0184)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236565). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236565
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0184: pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0184)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2

Timelineinfo

01/25/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-4213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207119

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2022 08:55
Updated: 05/21/2025 21:09
Changes: 08/25/2022 08:55 (39), 09/25/2022 14:36 (11), 05/21/2025 21:09 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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