CVE-2018-10879 — Use After Free in Kernel

CWE-416 — Use After Free24 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux+6 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 26
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry function and a denial of service or unspecified other impact may occur by renaming a file in a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 4.17.6
▶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, Enterprise Linux 7.0

Patches

Patch: patchwork.ozlabs.org ↗Patch: patchwork.ozlabs.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

11
GHSA
GHSA-hwv5-xg68-86fh: 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

10
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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Android
CVE-2018-10879: ext4 filesystem↗2019-02-01
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel regression↗2019-01-31
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10879 kernel: use-after-free detected in ext4_xattr_set_entry with a crafted file↗2018-06-29
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-10879 kernel: use-after-free detected in ext4_xattr_set_entry with a crafted file [fedora-all]↗2018-06-29
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