NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ext4_fill_super function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34

CVE-2015-8324 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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