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CVE-2018-1093
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-02T03:29:00.307 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:50:27.910

Summary

The ext4_valid_block_bitmap function in fs/ext4/balloc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image because balloc.c and ialloc.c do not validate bitmap block numbers.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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