UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10879

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10879

    Published: 26 Jul 2018Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-10879
    Aliases:
    USN-3753-1
    USN-3753-2
    USN-3871-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10879, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3753-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3753-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3871-5, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10879

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1028.31

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30

    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