CVE-2021-4213
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-08-24 15:07Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 17:16Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-01-25
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d0d5e6a1d16c7bd6ceb1ffef6a2725983a58f5d79358de9914bff970543c6ffc
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213
- github.comhttps://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448
- github.comhttps://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- jss Fixed in 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- jss-javadoc Fixed in 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- ldapjdk Fixed in 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- ldapjdk-javadoc Fixed in 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-acme Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-base Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-base-java Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-ca Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-kra Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-server Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-symkey Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-tools Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- python3-pki Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- tomcatjss Fixed in 7.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- jss Fixed in 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- jss-javadoc Fixed in 4.9.3-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- ldapjdk Fixed in 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- ldapjdk-javadoc Fixed in 4.23.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-acme Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-base Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-base-java Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-ca Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-kra Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-server Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-symkey Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- pki-tools Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- python3-pki Fixed in 10.12.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
- tomcatjss Fixed in 7.7.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2764+9fc58d50
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- jss Fixed in 5.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- jss Fixed in 5.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- jss No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.