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SUSE: CVE-2016-10208: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-10208: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/06/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/05/2017
Modified
02/04/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-ec2-extra
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-obs-build

References

  • SUSE-SU-2017:1247-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:1360-1
  • 94354
  • RHSA-2017:1297
  • RHSA-2017:1298
  • RHSA-2017:1308
  • USN-3234-1
  • USN-3234-2
  • USN-3361-1
  • USN-3754-1
  • CVE-2016-10208
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