CVE-2021-3428

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3428
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-04 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-03-11 15:39:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2021-3428 Linux kernel: integer overflow in ext4_es_cache_extent MISC www.openwall.com
Bug Access Denied MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE-2021-3428 | Ubuntu MISC ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159179 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9222)
  • 159180 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9223)
  • 174896 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1177-1)
  • 174897 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1175-1)
  • 174916 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1210-1)
  • 174917 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1211-1)
  • 174919 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1238-1)
  • 178507 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2610-1)
  • 178680 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2689-1)
  • 180003 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3428)
  • 198398 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4979-1)
  • 198563 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5137-1)
  • 198565 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5137-2)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 670463 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2221)
  • 671047 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2588)
  • 671367 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1308)
  • 750004 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1573-1)
  • 750006 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1596-1)
  • 750015 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1624-1)
  • 750199 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0758-1)
  • 750276 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0532-1)
  • 750650 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1975-1)
  • 750652 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1977-1)
  • 750762 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1977-1)
  • 750766 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1975-1)
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