Security Advisory
CVE-2018-1094
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not always initialize the crc32c checksum driver, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_xattr_inode_hash NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.
Published Date
April 2, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory