CVE-2018-10840
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 Medium 6.6
Description
Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-10840
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-07-16T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T04:50:19
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.6
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.7
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104858 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10840 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582346 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10840 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10840 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10840 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:27:55 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:56:24 | 2018-07-16T20:29Z | 2018-07-16T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:56:24 | 2020-08-28T15:04:33 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:56:24 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:08:32 | 2023-02-02T21:17:58 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:08:32 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:08:32 | Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image. | The Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:08:33 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 05:10:07 | 2023-02-13T04:50:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 05:10:08 | Weakness Enumeration | update | ||
| 2023-02-13 05:10:08 | The Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image. | Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image. | Description | updated |