CVE-2021-4122 | BDVDB-2026-182986 Detail
cryptsetup
Description#
It was found that a specially crafted LUKS header could trick cryptsetup into disabling encryption during the recovery of the device. An attacker with physical access to the medium, such as a flash disk, could use this flaw to force a user into permanently disabling the encryption layer of that medium.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2031859
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/cryptsetup/v2.4/v2.4.3-ReleaseNotes
- https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/-/commit/0113ac2d889c5322659ad0596d4cfc6da53e356c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2032401
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4122
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.