Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel
CVE-2018-13097
An issue was discovered in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is an out-of-bounds read or a divide-by-zero error for an incorrect user_block_count in a corrupted f2fs image, leading to a denial of service (BUG).
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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/52 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html (vendor-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/151420/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2…
- usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-13097?
- CVE-2018-13097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-13097?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.