CVE-2021-4122 is an improper input-validation flaw in cryptsetup's handling of LUKS headers during device recovery. A specially crafted LUKS header can cause cryptsetup to disable encryption for the recovered device, rather than preserving the device's encryption configuration.
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A cryptsetup vulnerability that can allow encryption to be disabled through a header rewrite, impacting Rocky Linux 8 systems with affected packages.
A cryptsetup flaw in which a maliciously crafted LUKS header can cause encryption to be disabled during device recovery, compromising the integrity of an encrypted removable medium. Exploitation requires physical access and user interaction.
Unknown; the advisory identifies it as addressed but provides no vulnerability description.
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