A NULL pointer dereference in the ext4_dir_en_get_name_len function in include/ext4_dir.h of lwext4 1.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted EXT4 filesystem image with malformed directory entries. During directory iteration, the code may fail to validate the directory entry pointer before accessing the name_len field, resulting in a segmentation fault. This affects versions based on (or equivalent to) the 2016-era codebase (1.0.0).

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Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gkostka
Gkostka lwext4
Vendors & Products Gkostka
Gkostka lwext4

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Title NULL Pointer Dereference in lwext4 Causing Denial of Service on Malformed EXT4 Filesystem Images

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Title NULL Pointer Dereference in lwext4 Causing Denial of Service on Malformed EXT4 Filesystem Images
Weaknesses CWE-476

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A NULL pointer dereference in the ext4_dir_en_get_name_len function in include/ext4_dir.h of lwext4 1.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted EXT4 filesystem image with malformed directory entries. During directory iteration, the code may fail to validate the directory entry pointer before accessing the name_len field, resulting in a segmentation fault. This affects versions based on (or equivalent to) the 2016-era codebase (1.0.0).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T15:20:25.038Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-70099

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T15:20:18.622Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-01T21:16:24.187

Modified: 2026-06-02T16:16:30.917

Link: CVE-2025-70099

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T20:55:13Z

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