Description
fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted no-journal filesystem, a related issue to CVE-2013-2015.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 3.8-1~experimental.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 3.8-1~experimental.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 3.8-1~experimental.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | perf +16 | 2.6.32-642.el6 | RHSA-2016:0855 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | 3.0.101-68.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-68.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SLES 11 SP2 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.7.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-68.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1 |
| SLE Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-rt +3 | 3.0.101.rt130-48.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2016:0855 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- RHSA-2016:0855 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:2350 vendor-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7509
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259222
- SUSE-SU-2015:2339 vendor-advisory
- 1034559 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c9b92530a723ac5ef8e352885a1862b18f31b2f5
- SUSE-SU-2016:2074 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9b92530a723ac5ef8e352885a1862b18f31b2f5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956709