CVE-2021-40490
moderate-risk
Published 2021-09-03
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (18)
Affected Vendors
References (14)
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/
Mailing List
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate