467370 – (CVE-2013-2015) Kernel : ext4: hang when mounting non-journal filesystems with orphan list (CVE-2013-2015)

Bug 467370 (CVE-2013-2015) - Kernel : ext4: hang when mounting non-journal filesystems with orphan list (CVE-2013-2015)

Summary: Kernel : ext4: hang when mounting non-journal filesystems with orphan list (C...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2013-2015

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Security

URL:	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug....
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Reported:	2013-04-26 17:49 UTC by Agostino Sarubbo
Modified:	2021-10-25 00:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev

2013-04-26 17:49:21 UTC

From ${URL} :

Linux kernel built with an Ext4 file system is vulnerable to a system hang
situation when [auto]mounting a non-journal filesystem with an orphan list
to clear.

A user could use this flaw to stall the system resulting in DoS.

Upstream fix:
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 -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/0e9a9a1ad619e7e987815d20262d36a2f95717ca

Comment 1 John Helmert III archtester

2021-10-25 00:33:46 UTC

Patch in 3.8 onwards