CVE-2016-10208

 

Published at: - 06-02-2017 07:59

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 3

Description

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395190
• [oss-security] 20170204 Re: Local DoS: Linux Kernel EXT4 Memory Corruption / SLAB-Out-of-Bounds Read-Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• 20161115 OS-S 2016-22 - Local DoS: Linux Kernel EXT4 Memory Corruption / SLAB-Out-of-Bounds Read-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe
• 94354-
• RHSA-2017:1308-
• RHSA-2017:1298-
• RHSA-2017:1297-
• [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update-
• USN-3754-1-

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-10208

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

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