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FKIE_CVE-2018-1092

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-04-02 03:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:50
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199179Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199275Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560777Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=8e4b5eae5decd9dfe5a4ee369c22028f90ab4c44Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199179Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199275Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560777Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=8e4b5eae5decd9dfe5a4ee369c22028f90ab4c44Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *

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      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Linux kernel through version 4.15",
          "vendor": "n/a",
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            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "Linux kernel through version 4.15"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "EA4F2AD9-993F-4246-B6F9-7723FF82AF6C",
              "versionEndIncluding": "4.15.15",
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La funci\u00f3n ext4_iget en fs/ext4/inode.c en el kernel de Linux hasta la versi\u00f3n 4.15.15 gestiona de manera incorrecta el caso de un directorio root con un i_lnks_count igual a cero, lo que permite que los atacantes provoquen una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desreferencia de puntero NULL en ext4_process_freed_data y OOPS) mediante una imagen ext4 manipulada."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2018-1092",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:50:27.757",
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