CVE-2018-10840

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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104858 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10840 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2023, 04:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-787 CWE-122
Summary The 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. 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.
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10840', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10840', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582346', 'name': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582346', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 21:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10840 -
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582346 -
Summary 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. The 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.

Information

Published : 2018-07-16 20:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44


NVD link : CVE-2018-10840

Mitre link : CVE-2018-10840

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-10840


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write