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CVE-2018-10879 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.2 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/928666/	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/928667/	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200001	CVE	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10879	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=513f86d73855ce556ea9522b6bfd79f87356dc3a	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5369a762c882c0b6e9599e4ebbb3a9ba9eee7e2d	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104902	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/928666/	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/928667/	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200001	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10879	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=513f86d73855ce556ea9522b6bfd79f87356dc3a	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5369a762c882c0b6e9599e4ebbb3a9ba9eee7e2d	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104902	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	14.04 16.04 18.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	< 4.17.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

15 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 5, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 5, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 30, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 31, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 21, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 24, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 31, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 28, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]

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