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CVE-2018-10840

Published: Jul 16, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-122
6.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-122CWE-787

Affected Products

kernel
oss-project
heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.cMixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162
access.redhat.com
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