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CVE-2018-10878

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Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write and a denial of service or unspecified other impact is possible by mounting and operating a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929238/

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929237/

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=819b23f1c501b17b9694325471789e6b5cc2d0d2

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77260807d1170a8cf35dbb06e07461a655f67eee

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10878

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199865

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-07-26

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00146

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