Re: CVE Request -- kernel: ext4: kernel panic when writing data to the last block of sparse file

[Josh Bressers <bressers () redhat com>]

Please use CVE-2011-2695.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB


----- Original Message -----
> If an extent exists which includes the block right before the maximum
> file offset, and the block for the maximum file offset is written,
> the kernel panics. For 4KB block size, the problem only occurs on
> x86_64 architecture. For 1KB or 2KB block size, the problem occurs on
> both i386 and x86_64.
>
> Local unprivileged users can use this flaw to crash the system when
> ext4
> filesystem is in use.
>
> Upstream fix:
> f17722f917b2f21497deb6edc62fb1683daa08e6
>
> References:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722557
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg25697.html
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Petr Matousek / Red Hat Security Response Team