What is CVE-2018-10880?

CVE-2018-10880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2018-10880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10880?

CVE-2018-10880 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10880?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2018-10880 patch availability.

Is CVE-2018-10880 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2018-10880

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-25

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2018-10880 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

14 total

Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cdb5240ec5928b20490a2bb34cb87e9a5f40226

Patch Vendor Advisory
Patchwork
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/

Patch Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104907

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10880

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-25

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10880?

CVE-2018-10880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2018-10880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10880?

CVE-2018-10880 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10880?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2018-10880 patch availability.
Is CVE-2018-10880 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2018-10880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.