DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10840

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CVE-2018-10840
Published: 16 Jul 2018, 20:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.6 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Jul 2018, 20:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.17.3-1 | < 4.17.3-1 | < 4.17.3-1 | < 4.17.3-1

References (1)