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CVE-2016-10208 Details

Description

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297	CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298	CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395190	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/75	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/3	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94354	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297	[email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298	[email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395190	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/75	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/3	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94354	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-125	Out-of-bounds Read	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 4.9.8
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 24, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 4, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 7, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]