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.

🔗 References (8)

• secalert@redhathttp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0449641130f5652b344ef6fa39fa019d7e94660a
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/4
• secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0449641130f5652b344ef6fa39fa019d7e94660a
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0449641130f5652b344ef6fa39fa019d7e94660a
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/4
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0449641130f5652b344ef6fa39fa019d7e94660a