CVE-2018-10840

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-10840
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-16 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:50:00 UTC
DescriptionLinux 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-122

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

References

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1582346 – (CVE-2018-10840) CVE-2018-10840 kernel: Heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() with crafted ext4 image CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3752-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3752-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2018-10840 Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1582346 – (CVE-2018-10840) CVE-2018-10840 kernel: Heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() with crafted ext4 image MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3752-3: Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2018-10840 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
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