# CVE-2009-4308: The ext4\_decode\_error function in fs/ext4/super.c in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32 allows user-assisted remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ext4_decode_error function in fs/ext4/super.c in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference), and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted read-only filesystem that lacks a journal.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/38276
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f1ddbb498283c2445c11b0dfa666424c301803
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37658
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32

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