What is CVE-2018-10881?

CVE-2018-10881 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-2018-10881 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10881?

CVE-2018-10881 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10881?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2018-10881 patch availability.

Is CVE-2018-10881 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10881 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-2018-10881

Medium

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound access in ext4_get_group_info function, a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-26

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

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2018-10881 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

15 total

Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200015

Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6e8ab72a812396996035a37e5ca4b3b99b5d214b

Patch Vendor Advisory
Patchwork
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929792/

Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10881

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104901

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10881

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-26

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10881?

CVE-2018-10881 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-2018-10881 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10881?

CVE-2018-10881 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10881?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2018-10881 patch availability.
Is CVE-2018-10881 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2018-10881 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.