CVE-2009-0745

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.

Date published : 2009-02-27

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12433