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CVE-2018-10879


A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry function and a denial of service or unspecified other impact may occur by renaming a file in a crafted ext4 filesystem image.


Published

2018-07-26T18:29:00.370

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:42:12.507

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

8.5

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-416
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.17.6 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes

References