medium6.6
CVE-2018-10840
Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | All versions |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 18.04 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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/