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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-0746

The make_indexed_dir function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not validate a certain rec_len field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a…

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The make_indexed_dir function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not validate a certain rec_len field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

CVSS 2.0
4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.75% probability · 53th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.