7.0
HIGH
CVE-2021-40490
Linux kernel ext4 Inline Data Write Race Condition
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2021, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-40490 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40490 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp h410c_firmware
2 Netapp h300s_firmware
3 Netapp h500s_firmware
4 Netapp h700s_firmware
5 Netapp h410s_firmware
6 Netapp h615c_firmware
7 Netapp h610s_firmware
8 Netapp h610c_firmware
9 Netapp h300e_firmware
10 Netapp h500e_firmware
11 Netapp h700e_firmware
12 Netapp aff_a250_firmware
13 Netapp fas_500f_firmware
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 16
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-40490.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=9e445093e523f3277081314c864f708fd4bd34aa Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Nivaskumark/CVE-2021-40490_kernel_v4.19.72

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-40490 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40490 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:aff_a250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas_500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:fas_500f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h615c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211004-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJGX3DMJT6MRBW2XEF3TWVHYWZW3DG3N/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M6VS2DLGT7TK7URKAS2KWJL3S533SGVA/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=9e445093e523f3277081314c864f708fd4bd34aa No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=9e445093e523f3277081314c864f708fd4bd34aa Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.13.13
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-40490 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-40490 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.12065

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