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CVE-2011-2493

Published: 24 June 2011

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain error-report data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Sami Liedes discovered that ext4 did not correctly handle missing root inodes. A local attacker could trigger the mount of a specially crafted filesystem to cause the system to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
apw
this was introduced in v2.6.36-rc1 by commit 66e61a9e9504f61b9a928c9055368c81da613a50

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty
Released (2.6.38-11.47)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(2.6.39-0.3)
upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
Patches:
Introduced by

66e61a9e9504f61b9a928c9055368c81da613a50

Fixed by 0449641130f5652b344ef6fa39fa019d7e94660a
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.38-11.49~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Not vulnerable

natty
Released (2.6.38-1209.15)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-1204.9)
upstream
Released (2.6.39~rc3)