7.8

CVE-2021-33631: Kernel crash in EXT4 filesystem

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-33631DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33631
Published 18-01-2024Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-33631 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in openatom openeuler. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 23 · Related 15

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in openEuler kernel on Linux (filesystem modules) allows Forced Integer Overflow.This issue affects openEuler kernel: from 4.19.90 before 4.19.90-2401.3, from 5.10.0-60.18.0 before 5.10.0-183.0.0.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu103 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-256.290 | < 4.15.0-226.238 | < 5.4.0-156.173 | < 5.15.0-69.76
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1133.139 | < 4.4.0-1171.186 | < 4.15.0-1169.182 | < 5.4.0-1107.115 | < 5.15.0-1033.37
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.4-1
Openatom1 product
  • openeuler≥ 4.19.90, < 4.19.90-2401.3 | ≥ 5.10.0-60.18.0, < 5.10.0-183.0.0
Openeuler1 product
  • kernel≥ 4.19.90, < 4.19.90-2401.3 | ≥ 5.10.0-60.18.0, < 5.10.0-183.0.0

4 vendors · 106 products

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