CVE-2015-8324
kernel: Null pointer dereference when mounting ext4
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 23, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's ext4 file system driver handled certain corrupted file system images. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to crash the system.
Statement
This problem did not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 7 and MRG-2.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference