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CVE-2011-2493

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 s

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 4

GitHub · torvalds/linux

git.kernel.org

openwall.com

ftp.osuosl.org