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CVE-2018-1092

CVSS v3.0 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.1 (High)
71% Progress
EPSS 0.24 % (65th)
0.24% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 24
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The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.

Weaknesses
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2018-04-02 03:29:00
(6 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-12 23:32:36
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.15.15 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.15.15