CVE-2021-3892
kernel: memory leak in fib6_rule_suppress could result in DoS
Severity
UnknownRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 3, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A memory leak flaw was reported in firewalld when IPv6_rpfilter is enabled and a suppress_prefix rule is present in the IPv6 routing rules. In such scenarios, every incoming packet will leak an allocation in ip6_dst_cache slab cache.
Statement
This flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2019-18198. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18198 for information about affected products and security errata.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime