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CVE-2018-10883

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem.

Impact

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 4.9.110
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0

Weakness classification

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