CVE-2016-10208 (GCVE-0-2016-10208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-06 06:04 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2016-11-15 00:00
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