How many CVEs have patched ext4_check_descriptors?

2 published CVEs changed ext4_check_descriptors in torvalds/linux, in 2 distinct patches totalling 30 changed lines, between 2018 and 2018.

What is the latest CVE that changed ext4_check_descriptors?

CVE-2018-10878, published 2018-07-26, changed lines 2384 to 2435 of fs/ext4/super.c.

How does ext4_check_descriptors compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ext4_check_descriptors.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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ext4_check_descriptors

Name: ext4_check_descriptors in torvalds/linux: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

fs/ext4/super.c

Last patched July 26, 2018

2

CVEs

That changed this function

2

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

30

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2018

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

ext4_check_descriptors in torvalds/linux was changed by 2 published CVE fixes in 2018, in 2 distinct patches that added or removed 30 lines in total.

torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 0% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed ext4_check_descriptors, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2018-10878
CVE-2018-10878 · lines 2384–2435 · +24 −0 in 3 hunks
High · CVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.8%2018-07-26
CVE-2018-1094
CVE-2018-1094 · lines 2338–2367 · +6 −0 in 3 hunks
Medium · CVSS 5.5
EPSS 2.1%2018-04-02

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smb2_sess_setup13 CVEs · fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c adjust_ptr_min_max_vals13 CVEs · kernel/bpf/verifier.c ext4_fill_super13 CVEs · fs/ext4/super.c bcm_rx_setup12 CVEs · net/can/bcm.c copy_process12 CVEs · kernel/fork.c smb2_sess_setup11 CVEs · fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to ext4_check_descriptors.

How many CVEs have patched ext4_check_descriptors?: 2 published CVEs changed ext4_check_descriptors in torvalds/linux, in 2 distinct patches totalling 30 changed lines, between 2018 and 2018.
What is the latest CVE that changed ext4_check_descriptors?: CVE-2018-10878, published 2018-07-26, changed lines 2384 to 2435 of fs/ext4/super.c.
How does ext4_check_descriptors compare to the rest of torvalds/linux?: torvalds/linux has 19,281 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed ext4_check_descriptors.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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