CVE-2021-38153
Published: 22 September 2021
Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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kafka Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
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| focal |
Does not exist
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| hirsute |
Does not exist
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| impish |
Does not exist
|
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| jammy |
Does not exist
|
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| kinetic |
Does not exist
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| lunar |
Does not exist
|
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| mantic |
Does not exist
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| trusty |
Does not exist
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |