What is CVE-2018-13095?

CVE-2018-13095 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-2018-13095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13095?

CVE-2018-13095 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-2018-13095?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-13095. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-13095 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-13095 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-2018-13095

Medium

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. A denial of service (memory corruption and BUG) can occur for a corrupted xfs image upon encountering an inode that is in extent format, but has more extents than fit in the inode fork.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-03

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-2018-13095 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-2018-13095 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1350
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199915

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfs-linux.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=23fcb3340d033d9f081e21e6c12c2db7eaa541d3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23fcb3340d033d9f081e21e6c12c2db7eaa541d3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-13095

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-03

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13095?

CVE-2018-13095 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-2018-13095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13095?

CVE-2018-13095 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-2018-13095?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-13095. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-13095 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-13095 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 →