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CVE-2018-1092
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-02T03:29:00.230 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:50:27.757

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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