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.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-06-13T10:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.967Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-2493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-13T10:24:54.657

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:28:23.870

Link: CVE-2011-2493

cve-icon Redhat

No data.