CVE-2016-10208 Information

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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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/75 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94354 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395190 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.3