CVE-2021-40490
7.0CVSSHIGH
Description
A race condition was discovered in ext4_write_inline_data_end in fs/ext4/inline.c in the ext4 subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.13.13.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.15
cdn.kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.2
cdn.kernel.org
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40490
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline
Published
Sep 3, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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