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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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

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Updated: 2026-06-01T20:11:21.701Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-70099

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-70099

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Updated: 2026-06-01T21:30:26Z

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