CVE-2018-10880

Public Exploit

Description

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a stack-out-of-bounds write in the ext4 filesystem code when mounting and writing to a crafted ext4 image in ext4_update_inline_data(). An attacker could use this to cause a system crash and a denial of service.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.04% Top 25%
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Affected: [UNKNOWN] kernel
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/ third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cdb5240ec5928b20490a2bb34cb87e9a5f40226 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 third party advisory vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104907 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10880?
CVE-2018-10880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10880?
To fix CVE-2018-10880, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10880 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10880 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10880?
CVE-2018-10880 affects [UNKNOWN] kernel.
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