Linux Ext4 make_indexed_dir Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the makeindexeddir function in the fs/ext4/namei.c file of the Ext4 file system in the Linux operating system is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause service failures...

PT-2024-29854

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.50 Description The issue is related to the ext4 file system in the Linux kernel. It occurs when the do split function is called with only one valid dentry for the block to be split, resulting in out-of-bounds...