CVE-2018-10880: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-10880 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 23 · Related 17Timeline
- 25-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Linux kernel is vulnerable to a stack-out-of-bounds write in the ext4 filesystem code when mounting and writing to a crafted ext4 image in ext4_update_inline_data(). An attacker could use this to cause a system crash and a denial of service.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.86% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.kernel.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu23 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-139.165 | < 4.15.0-44.47
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1034.37 | < 4.4.0-1072.82 | < 4.15.0-1032.34
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1
- linux-azure< 4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2 | < 4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1037.39
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 4.17.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
[unknown]1 product
- kerneln/a
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 4.17.6
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0
6 vendors · 29 products
References
23 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
Show all 23 references
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT