Description
The ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f2af21aae11972fa924374ddcf52e88347cf5a8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/14Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg47193.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193907Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f2af21aae11972fa924374ddcf52e88347cf5a8Patch
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f2af21aae11972fa924374ddcf52e88347cf5a8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/14Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg47193.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193907Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f2af21aae11972fa924374ddcf52e88347cf5a8Patch
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 19, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified