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    CVE-2018-10878

    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.

    Published:May 28, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jul 26, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00058
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

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

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929237/
    http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929238/
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199865
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10878
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77260807d1170a8cf35dbb06e07461a655f67eee
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=819b23f1c501b17b9694325471789e6b5cc2d0d2
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
    http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929237/
    http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929238/
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199865
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10878
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77260807d1170a8cf35dbb06e07461a655f67eee
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=819b23f1c501b17b9694325471789e6b5cc2d0d2
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High