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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:07:01 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: ext4: hang during mount(8)
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On 04/26/2013 06:03 AM, P J P wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Linux kernel built with an Ext4 filesystem is vulnerable to a
> system hang situation. It occurs while [auto]mounting a non-journal
> filesystem with an orphan list of inodes to clear.
>
> A user could use this flaw to stall the kernel resulting in DoS.
>
> Upstream fix: ------------- ->
> https://git.kernel.org/linus/0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca
>
> Reference: ---------- ->
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957123
>
> Thank you. -- Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Security Response Team DB7A
> 84C5 D3F9 7CD1 B5EB C939 D048 7860 3655 602B
Please use CVE-2013-2015 for this issue.
- --
Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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