CVE-2018-1092

NameCVE-2018-1092
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1369-1, DSA-4187-1, DSA-4188-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)4.19.316-1fixed
bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.7-1fixed
sid6.11.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.101-1DLA-1369-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.56-1DSA-4187-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.88-1DSA-4188-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.15.17-1

Notes

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199179
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/8e4b5eae5decd9dfe5a4ee369c22028f90ab4c44

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