CVE-2025-70099A 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 filesyste…
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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).
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
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References
- https://github.com/gkostka/lwext4/issues/89
- https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/lwext4/1/sig11_2_1_lwext4_ext4_dir_h_126
- https://infosec.exchange/@sigdevel/116668939725424227
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/29/4
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