Out-of-bounds Read Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.9.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006212
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-10208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.9.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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