5.5

CVE-2018-13097: linux linux_kernel Out-of-bounds Read

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-13097DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13097
Published 03-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-13097 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5
DLA-1715-1USN-3932-1USN-3932-2USN-4094-1USN-4118-1USN-8924-1

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is an out-of-bounds read or a divide-by-zero error for an incorrect user_block_count in a corrupted f2fs image, leading to a denial of service (BUG).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.79% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu23 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.13.0-218.269 | < 4.4.0-145.171 | < 4.15.0-58.64
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1040.43 | < 4.4.0-1079.89 | < 4.15.0-1047.49
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1055.60 | < 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.19.9-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 25 products

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