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CVE-2016-10208
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 0.43%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
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References (11)
- [oss-security] 20170204 Re: Local DoS: Linux Kernel EXT4 Memory Corruption / SLAB-Out-of-Bounds Read (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 94354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1308 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171210 [SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3754-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395190 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1298 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20161115 OS-S 2016-22 - Local DoS: Linux Kernel EXT4 Memory Corruption / SLAB-Out-of-Bounds Read (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1297 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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