CVE-2016-10208

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

Publication date:

06/02/2017

Last modified:

20/04/2025

Description

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Physical
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

4.30

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete