CVE-2018-10878 — Out-of-bounds Write in Kernel

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write22 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 26
Latest updateJan 20

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write and a denial of service or unspecified other impact is possible by mounting and operating a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.17 — 3.18.124+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.17.3-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.4.0-134.160+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 4.17.3-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04

Patches

Patch: patchwork.ozlabs.org ↗Patch: patchwork.ozlabs.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
GHSA
GHSA-rm5p-g62j-4fc3: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem↗2022-05-13
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OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities↗2019-02-07
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OSV
linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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OSV
linux-hwe, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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OSV
linux regression↗2019-01-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

9
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-07
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2019-02-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel regression↗2019-01-31
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2019-01-29
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
On the Effectiveness of Function-Level Vulnerability Detectors for Inter-Procedural Vulnerabilities↗2024-01-20
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10878 kernel: out-of-bound write in ext4_init_block_bitmap function with a crafted ext4 image↗2018-06-29
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10878 kernel: out-of-bound write in ext4_init_block_bitmap function with a crafted ext4 image [fedora-all]↗2018-06-29
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