CVE-2018-10880
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Linux kernel is vulnerable to a stack-out-of-bounds write in the ext4 filesystem code when mounting and writing to a crafted ext4 image in ext4_update_inline_data(). An attacker could use this to cause a system crash and a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 4.17.6
Affected range stops below 4.17.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cdb5240ec5928b20490a2bb34cb87e9a5f40226
References (14)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cdb5240ec5928b20490a2bb34cb87e9a5f40226Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlCVSS
5.5MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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