CVE-2021-3428 (GCVE-0-2021-3428)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-04 17:19 – Updated: 2024-08-03 16:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-190 - - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1972621 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3428 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/… | x_refsource_MISC |
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