CVE-2009-4308

NameCVE-2009-4308
DescriptionThe ext4_decode_error function in fs/ext4/super.c in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference), and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted read-only filesystem that lacks a journal.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2005-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.26-21
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.32-1medium
linux-2.6.24sourceetch2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.9etch3DSA-2005-1
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(unfixed)medium

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (ext4 introduced in 2.6.19)

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