CVE-2018-108405.2MediumCWE-122

CVE-2018-10840: kernel heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c vulnerability

kernel · heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c

Vendor fix available · Affected: kernel heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.7%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

52nd percentile

050100

Higher than 52% of scored CVEs

5.2MediumCVSS 3.0

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

kernel · heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.cVersions not stated

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Heap-based Buffer Overflow · Memory Corruption
Vendor: kernel
Published: July 2018
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), July 2018

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