Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8324

Description

The ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly track the initialization of certain data structures, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via a crafted USB device, related to the ext4_fill_super function.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.33.20
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.34

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11nvdPatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34nvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/23/2nvd
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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