CVE-2022-49879

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix BUGON when directory entry has invalid reclen The reclen field in the directory entry has to be a multiple of 4. A corrupted filesystem image can be used to hit a BUG in ext4reclentodisk, called from makeindexeddir...

PT-2022-36219 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.78 Description: A potential issue exists in the ext4 file system, where a directory entry with an invalid rec len could trigger a BUG ON condition. The actual impact and attack plausibility of this issue...