The ext4_orphan_del function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted filesystem on removable media, as demonstrated by the e2fsprogs tests/f_orphan_extents_inode/image.gz test.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade linux-grsec | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade btrfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade btrfs-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade btrfs-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade hyper-v-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade hyper-v-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-defaultUpgrade hyper-v-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-devel | Jan 12, 2015 | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-raspi2 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 29, 2013 |
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