### [CVE-2021-3428](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3428)
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### Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service problem is identified if an extent tree is corrupted in a crafted ext4 filesystem in fs/ext4/extents.c in ext4_es_cache_extent. Fabricating an integer overflow, A local attacker with a special user privilege may cause a system crash problem which can lead to an availability threat.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3428

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.