CVE-2021-45042

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-45042  

In HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.7.7, 1.8.x before 1.8.6, and 1.9.x before 1.9.1, clusters using the Integrated Storage backend allowed an authenticated user (with write permissions to a kv secrets engine) to cause a panic and denial of service of the storage backend. The earliest affected version is 1.4.0.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.7.7, 1.8.x before 1.8.6, and 1.9.x before 1.9.1, clusters using the Integrated Storage backend allowed an authenticated user (with write permissions to a kv secrets engine) to cause a panic and denial of service of the storage backend. The earliest affected version is 1.4.0.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2034914: CVE-2021-45042 vault: clusters using the integrated storage backend allowed an authenticated user to cause a DoS of the storage backend
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-45042