CVE-2021-3428
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CVE-2021-3428 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service problem is identified if an extent tree is corrupted in a crafted ext4 filesystem in fs/ext4/extents.c in ext4_es_cache_extent. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service problem is identified if an extent tree is corrupted in a crafted ext4 filesystem in fs/ext4/extents.c in ext4_es_cache_extent. Fabricating an integer overflow, A local attacker with a special user privilege may cause a system crash problem which can lead to an availability threat.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.9.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1972621Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3428Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/17/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1972621Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3428Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/17/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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