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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1092 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1092

The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 1, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

136 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-oem

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

75 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3677-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1092

The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence