vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2018-1092
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 2, 2018 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 2, 2018
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 14, 2025
Description
The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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