{"cve":"CVE-2012-2100","nvd":{"published":"2012-07-03T16:40:32.067","modified":"2026-06-16T23:40:59.403","status":"Modified","description":"The ext4_fill_flex_info function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, on the x86 platform and unspecified other platforms, allows user-assisted remote attackers to trigger inconsistent filesystem-groups data and possibly cause a denial of service via a malformed ext4 filesystem containing a super block with a large FLEX_BG group size (aka s_log_groups_per_flex value).  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-4307.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d50f2ab6f050311dbf7b8f5501b25f0bf64a439b","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1445.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/11"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-2100","score":0.02701,"percentile":0.85938,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}