kernel: denial of service [LWN.net]

Package(s):

kernel

CVE #(s):

CVE-2013-1819

Created:

March 22, 2013

Updated:

March 27, 2013

Description:

From the Red Hat bugzilla:

Linux kernel built with support for XFS file system is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference flaw. This occurs while accessing blocks beyond the end of the file system, possibly on a corrupted device.

A user able to mount the file system could use this flaw to crash the kernel, resulting in DoS.

Alerts:

Fedora

FEDORA-2013-3909

2013-03-22

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