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CVE-2018-10840

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.

  • Published: Jul 16, 2018
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2018-10840
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.6
  • AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
canonical / ubuntu_linux 14.04 14.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 18.04 18.04.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 7.0 7.0.x