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ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because ext4_read_dirblock(inode,0,DIRENT_HTREE) can be zero.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 21, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2019-19037

GHSA ID

GHSA-98hp-cmc8-vgp6

Source code

No known source code

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