CVE-2021-40797

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in the routes middleware in OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.2.1, and 18.x before 18.1.1. By making API requests involving nonexistent controllers, an authenticated user may cause the API worker to consume increasing amounts of memory, resulting in API performance degradation or denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 8, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-40797: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix