SB2022032443 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 update for openstack-neutron
Published: March 24, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022032443
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40797)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing API calls to nonexistent controllers. A remote authenticated user can trigger resource exhaustion by sending multiple API calls and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.