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CVE-2009-4308

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2009-12-13 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ext4_decode_error function in fs/ext4/super.c in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference), and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted read-only filesystem that lacks a journal.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References