The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure a certain data-structure size consistency, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.
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Remediation
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
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