medium6.5
CVE-2021-40797
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openstack | Neutron | before 16.4.1 from 17.0.0 before 17.2.1 from 18.0.0 before 18.1.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/09/2
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942179
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2021-006.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/09/2
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942179
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2021-006.html