CVE-2021-36213
Publication date 17 July 2021
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.9.0 through 1.10.0 default deny policy with a single L7 application-aware intention deny action cancels out, causing the intention to incorrectly fail open, allowing L4 traffic. Fixed in 1.9.8 and 1.10.1.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| consul | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-16-consul-s-application-aware-intentions-deny-action-fails-open-when-combined-with-default-deny-policy/26855
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.10.1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36213