Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2018-10880
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- [Unknown] Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10880?
- CVE-2018-10880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10880?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.