CVE-2009-0746

The make_indexed_dir function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not validate a certain rec_len field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

Date published : 2009-02-27

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

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12430