CVE-2015-8324

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <2.6.34 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (7)

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11

[Various Sources] http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267261

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/23/2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.3%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.33.20

Timeline

Published May 02, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026