CVE - CVE-2021-40797

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-40797	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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CONFIRM:https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2021-006.html MISC:https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942179 MLIST:[oss-security] 20210909 [OSSA-2021-006] Neutron: Routes middleware memory leak for nonexistent controllers (CVE-2021-40797) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/09/2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20210908	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210908)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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