CVE-2018-10882
MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2018 at 06:00 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
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound write in in fs/jbd2/transaction.c code, a denial of service, and a system crash by unmounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200069
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10882
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c37e9e013469521d9adb932d17a1795c139b36db
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/
References (12)
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 TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200069x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10882x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c37e9e013469521d9adb932d17a1795c139b36dbMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/CVSS
4.8MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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