CVE-2021-3506
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
30.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-125
Published 2021-04-19 · modified 2026-09-01
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2021-04-19 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-01 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in fs/f2fs/node.c in the f2fs module in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.12.0-rc4. A bounds check failure allows a local attacker to gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/08/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1944298
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0007/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2520013.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/08/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1944298
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0007/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2520013.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/28/2