PT-2020-6721 · Linux+7 · Linux Kernel+7
Rohit Keshri
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Published
2020-06-29
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Updated
2023-04-12
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CVE-2021-3428
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically in the ext4 filesystem, where a corrupted extent tree can cause a denial of service problem. This issue is related to an integer overflow in the
ext4 es cache extent function in fs/ext4/extents.c. A local attacker with special user privileges can exploit this issue by fabricating an integer overflow, potentially leading to a system crash and an availability threat.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Integer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu