CVE-2018-10883
Linux kernel: ext4 Filesystem Out-of-bounds Write Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.
INFO
Published Date :
July 30, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image. Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10883 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596846 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image. Removed Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94735334?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94735334?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10883 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596846 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94735334?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8bc1379b82b8e809eef77a9fedbb75c6c297be19 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8bc1379b82b8e809eef77a9fedbb75c6c297be19 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10883 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10883 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e09463f220ca9a1a1ecfda84fcda658f99a1f12a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e09463f220ca9a1a1ecfda84fcda658f99a1f12a Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.110 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10883 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10883
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile