5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1093
Linux Kernel ext4 Out-of-Bounds Read Denial of Service
Description

The ext4_valid_block_bitmap function in fs/ext4/balloc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image because balloc.c and ialloc.c do not validate bitmap block numbers.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2018, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2018, 10:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1093 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1093 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1093 vulnerability over time.

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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560782 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560782 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199181 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199181 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=7dac4a1726a9c64a517d595c40e95e2d0d135f6f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=7dac4a1726a9c64a517d595c40e95e2d0d135f6f Patch
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.15.15
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.07%

score

0.59596

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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