A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to v5.14-rc1. Missing size validations on inbound SCTP packets may allow the kernel to read uninitialized memory.
CVE-2021-3655
Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 3.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.3
- EG Score
- 3.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 22.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 5, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1984024
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1984024
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-raspi-headers-5.11.0-1023 (5.11.0-1023.25) @ hirsute | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-20.04b (5.10.0.1051.53) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.162.155) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-headers-5.13.0-1007-aws (5.13.0-1007.8) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-modules-5.4.0-1047-raspi (5.4.0-1047.52~18.04.1) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
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All Vendor Advisories
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-36552021-08-15
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to v5.14-rc1. Missing size validations on inbound SCTP packets may allow the kernel to read uninitialized memory.
- UbuntuUSN-5136-1MEDIUM
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Linux kernel (OEM 5.10) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5161-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5162-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-5163-1MEDIUM
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