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CVE-2009-0745

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2009-02-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References