Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10208
CVE-2016-10208
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
11- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fenvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/75nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94354nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvd
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