What is CVE-2018-10882?

CVE-2018-10882 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-2018-10882 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10882?

CVE-2018-10882 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-2018-10882?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10882. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-10882 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10882 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-2018-10882

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-27

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-2018-10882 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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-10882 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200069
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10882
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c37e9e013469521d9adb932d17a1795c139b36db
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10882

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10882?

CVE-2018-10882 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-2018-10882 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10882?

CVE-2018-10882 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-2018-10882?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10882. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-10882 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-10882 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →