CVE-2015-8324
medium
CVSS v3
4.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.6
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
46%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.6.37-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.6.37-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.6.37-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.6.37-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.6.37-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/23/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267261
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/744692dc059845b2a3022119871846e74d4f6e11
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8324
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.