✕
Request a Demo
Rewterz
Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Adobe Security Vulnerabilities
March 19, 2021
Rewterz
Rewterz Threat Alert – CVE-2021-22986 – Active Exploitation of F5 BIG-IP Flaw
March 20, 2021

Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-3428 – Linux Kernel denial of service

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-3428

Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow in the ext4_es_cache_extent function in fs/ext4/extents.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system crash.

Impact

  • Denial of service
  • System crash

Affected Vendors

Linux

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Remediation

Linux is currently working on the remediation of the stated vulnerability.