CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-4148

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's block_invalidatepage in fs/buffer.c in the filesystem. A missing sanity check may allow a local attacker with user privilege to cause a denial of service (DOS) problem.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.84-1CVE-2021-4148
Fixed in:5.14.16-1CVE-2021-4148
Fixed in:5.14.16-1CVE-2021-4148
Fixed in:5.14.16-1CVE-2021-4148

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days
23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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