CVE - CVE-2015-8324

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8324	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly track the initialization of certain data structures, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via a crafted USB device, related to the ext4_fill_super function.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20151123 CVE request -- linux kernel: Null pointer dereference when mounting ext4 filesystem URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/23/2 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11 CONFIRM:http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267261 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:0855 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20151123	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151123)
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