Vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
CVE-2021-3667
An improper locking issue was found in the virStoragePoolLookupByTargetPath API of libvirt. It occurs in the storagePoolLookupByTargetPath function where a locked virStoragePoolObj object is not properly released on ACL permission failure. Clients connecting to the read-write socket with limited ACL permissions could use this flaw to acquire the lock and prevent other users from accessing storage pool/volume APIs, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Libvirt
- N/a Libvirt — versions Fixedin - libvert v7.6.0-rc1 and above
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3667?
- CVE-2021-3667 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3667?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-3667 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.