Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 28.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.2
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10840
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10840
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
Products affected by CVE-2018-10840
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0