CVE-2015-8324: The ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly track the initialization of certain data structures, which allows physically…

PriorityP414medium4.6CVSS 3.0

AVPACLPRNUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.43%

35.4th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	linux	< linux 2.6.37-1 (bookworm)	linux 2.6.37-1 (bookworm)
linux	linux_kernel	<= 2.6.33.20	—
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 2.6.37-1	2.6.37-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 2.6.37-1	2.6.37-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 2.6.37-1	2.6.37-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 2.6.37-1	2.6.37-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.04.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

osv4.6MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.6MEDIUM

vendor_redhat4.6MEDIUM

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