CVE-2018-10879

Published Jul 26, 2018

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.1
Impact score
8.5
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-416
nvd@nist.gov
CWE-416

Social media

Hype score
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