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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3506 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3506

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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 19, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change August 18, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

191 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

31 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

90 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

137 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

70 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

80 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

76 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

25 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

114 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

88 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

92 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

105 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-edge

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

12 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-4997-1
related USN-4997-2

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3506

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence