What is CVE-2018-13097?

CVE-2018-13097 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2018-13097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13097?

CVE-2018-13097 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-2018-13097?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-13097. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-13097 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-13097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2018-13097

Medium

An issue was discovered in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is an out-of-bounds read or a divide-by-zero error for an incorrect user_block_count in a corrupted f2fs image, leading to a denial of service (BUG).

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-125

CVE-2018-13097 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads 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-2018-13097 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151420/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200171

Issue Tracking
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/52
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9dc956b2c8523aed39d1e6508438be9fea28c8fc
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-13097

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-2018-13097?

CVE-2018-13097 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2018-13097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13097?

CVE-2018-13097 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-2018-13097?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-13097. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-13097 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-13097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →