5.9
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-11412
Apache Ext4 Kernel Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

In the Linux kernel 4.13 through 4.16.11, ext4_read_inline_data() in fs/ext4/inline.c performs a memcpy with an untrusted length value in certain circumstances involving a crafted filesystem that stores the system.data extended attribute value in a dedicated inode.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11412 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
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2018-11412 vulnerability.
Run 'yum update kernel' and reboot the instance to update your system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-11412.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1580 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199803 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1580 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199803 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11412 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-2018-11412 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-11412 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-11412 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1580
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199803
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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/3752-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199803 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199803 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1580 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1580 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.13 up to (including) 4.16.11
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

11.51 }} -2.97%

score

0.93227

percentile