5.5

CVE-2018-10882: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10882DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10882CGA-243w-wvrx-xfxq
Published 27-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10882 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 23 · Related 18

Timeline

  1. 27-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound write in in fs/jbd2/transaction.c code, a denial of service, and a system crash by unmounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.72% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.kernel.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard78 products
  • hyperv-daemons-6.18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • hyperv-daemons-genericAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12All versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.65-r0
  • linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu23 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-134.160 | < 4.15.0-44.47
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1028.31 | < 4.4.0-1066.76 | < 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
[unknown]1 product
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
Redhat1 product

7 vendors · 107 products

References

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