The _xfs_buf_find function in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not validate block numbers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to mount an XFS filesystem containing a metadata inode with an invalid extent map.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 21, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ppc64Upgrade kernel-rt_trace-develUpgrade ofed-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-RT-releaseUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-pae-extraUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade iscsitarget-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade gfs2-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-bigsmp-develUpgrade kernel-rt_trace-baseUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade sle-hae-releaseUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-ppc64-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-ppc64Upgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-desktop-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-ppc64Upgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_traceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade kernel-ppc64-develUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-ppc64Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-rt-baseUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade iscsitarget-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade drbd-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade gfs2-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade lttng-modules-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade ofed-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-desktopUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-bigsmp-baseUpgrade drbd-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-trace-extraUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-paeUpgrade lttng-modules-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-desktop-baseUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-xen-extraUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-debug | Feb 17, 2015 | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.5.0-233-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.5.0-41-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-41-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-41-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-41-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1438-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-54-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-41-omap | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 6, 2013 |
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