The gfs2_dirent_find_space function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact by renaming a file in a GFS2 filesystem, related to the gfs2_rename function in fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 2.6.35 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.Z - Server Only | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.23.1.el5 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.Z - Server Only | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.18-164.25.1.el5 | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Linux-fsl-imx51 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux-fsl-imx51 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-lts-backport-maverick | Ubuntu | lucid | * |