Out-of-Bounds Read and System Crash Vulnerability in ext4_fill_super Function

CVE-2016-10208 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

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