Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-2493
The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain error-report data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.
EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)