VDB
CVE-2018-10840
CVE-2018-10840
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.10% · 27.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.10%
27.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1012.12, 4.15.0-1021.21, 4.15.0-1019.19 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0, 4.15.0-1018.19, 4.15.0-1020.22 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.10.0-38.42~16.04.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1010.10, 0, 4.15.0-1001.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1015.18, 0, 4.15.0-1002.3 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux | 4.15.0-13.14, 4.15.0-12.13, 4.15.0-10.11 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.10.0-1008.8, 4.13.0-1006.9, 4.13.0-1002.5 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0, 4.15.0-1001.1, 4.15.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.13.0-1007.9, 4.13.0-1006.8, 4.15.0-1021.21~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1003.3, 4.15.0-1002.2, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jul 16, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10840 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199347 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3752-3 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10840 third-party-advisory