UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49707

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: add reserved GDT blocks check We capture a NULL pointer issue when resizing a corrupt ext4 image which is freshly clear resizeinode feature not run e2fsck. It could be simply reproduced by following steps. The problem is...

kernel: ext4: add reserved GDT blocks check

A flaw was found in the ext4 module in the Linux kernel. Resizing a corrupt ext4 image can cause a NULL pointer dereference due to a missing check if the reserved GDT blocks is zero when the resizeinode feature is disabled, resulting in a denial of service...