VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2100

CVE-2012-2100

Description

The ext4_fill_flex_info function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, on the x86 platform and unspecified other platforms, allows user-assisted remote attackers to trigger inconsistent filesystem-groups data and possibly cause a denial of service via a malformed ext4 filesystem containing a super block with a large FLEX_BG group size (aka s_log_groups_per_flex value). NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-4307.

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: <=3.2.1
  • Range: <3.2.2

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