CVE-2021-40490

HIGH

Linux kernel <5.13.13 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (18)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
linux/linux_kernel < 5.13.13
netapp/aff_a250_firmware
netapp/fas_500f_firmware
netapp/h300e_firmware
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410c_firmware
... and 8 more
Published Sep 03, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026