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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).

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-09 | Published 2026-06-01 | Updated 2026-06-01 | Assigner mitre

References

github.com/gkostka/lwext4/issues/89

github.com/...n/res/lwext4/1/sig11_2_1_lwext4_ext4_dir_h_126

infosec.exchange/@sigdevel/116668939725424227

cve.org (CVE-2025-70099)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-70099)

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