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TI-2021-03078 Aliases CVE-2021-4213GHSA-727r-5fr6-wjfp

Memory leak in JSS

Priority LOW 36CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

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 the invocation of an out-of-memory process, causing a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01736 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—JSSFixed in v5.2.0-beta1—No fix listedCNA
  • JSS Vendor— Affected Fixed in v5.2.0-beta1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:network_security_services_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.9.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.1.0VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:network_security_services_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.9.3; 5.0.0 to before 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:0774 Released 2024-02-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Certificate System 10.4 for RHEL 8 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Certificate System 10.4 for RHEL 8 jss-4.9.8-1.module+el8pki+19895+c800dfbd.src::redhat-pki:10, jss-4.9.8-1.module+el8pki+19895+c800dfbd.x86_64::redhat-pki:10, redhat-pki-10.13.9-5.module+el8pki+21062+4ed906e8.x86_64::redhat-pki:10
  • RHSA-2022:1851 Released 2022-05-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pki-core:10.6 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.aarch64::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.ppc64le::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.s390x::pki-core:10.6 +27

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Certificate System 10.4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:0774
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:1851
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Certificate System 10.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4213
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-727r-5fr6-wjfp

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Sources

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