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CVE-2021-0132

Missing release of resource after effective lifetime in an API for the Intel(R) Security Library before version 3.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 219 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 216 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-06-09T20:15:08.893

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:42:01.793

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-772

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	intel	secl-dc	< 3.3	Yes
Hardware	intel	xeon_bronze_3104	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_bronze_3106	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_bronze_3204	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_bronze_3206r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5115	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5117	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5117f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5118	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5119t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5120	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5120t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5122	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5215	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5215l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5217	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5218	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5218b	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5218n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5218r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5218t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5219y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5220	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5220r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5220s	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5220t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5222	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5315y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5317	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5318h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5318n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5318s	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5318y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5320	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5320h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_5320t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6122	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6126	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6126f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6126t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6128	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6129	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6130	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6130f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6130h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6130t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6132	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6134	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6134m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6135	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6136	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6137	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6138	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6138f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6138p	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6138t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6140	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6140m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6142	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6142f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6142m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6143	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6144	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6146	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6148	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6148f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6150	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6152	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6154	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6162	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6208u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6209u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6210u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6212u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6222	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6222v	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6226	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6226r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6230	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6230n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6230r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6230t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6234	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6238	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6238l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6238t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6240	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6240l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6240r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6240y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6242	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6242r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6244	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6246	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6246r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6248	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6248r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6250	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6250l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6252	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6252n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6254	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6256	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6258r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6262	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6262v	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6269y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6312u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6314u	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6326	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6328h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6328hl	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6330	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6330h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6330n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6334	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6336y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6338	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6338n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6338t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6342	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6346	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6348	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6348h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_gold_6354	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8153	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8156	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8158	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8160	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8160f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8160h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8160m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8160t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8164	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8165	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8168	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8170	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8170m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8174	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8176	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8176f	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8176m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8180	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8180m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8253	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8256	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8260	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8260l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8260y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8268	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8270	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8274	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8276	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8276l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8280	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8280l	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8284	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8321hc	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8351n	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8352m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8352s	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8352v	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8352y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8353h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8354h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8356h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8358	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8358p	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8360	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8360hl	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8360y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8362	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8368	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8368q	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8376h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8376hl	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8380	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8380h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_8380hl	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_9221	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_9222	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_9242	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_platinum_9282	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4106h	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4108	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4109t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4110	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4112	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4114	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4114t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4116	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4116t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4123	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4208	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4209t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4210	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4210r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4210t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4214	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4214r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4214y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4215	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4215r	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4216	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4309y	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4310	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4310t	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4314	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_silver_4316	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3175x	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3223	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3225	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3235	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3245	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3245m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3265	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3265m	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3275	-	No
Hardware	intel	xeon_w-3275m	-	No

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00521.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00521.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.