What is CVE-2018-14615?

CVE-2018-14615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2018-14615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14615?

CVE-2018-14615 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-2018-14615?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-14615. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-14615 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2018-14615

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is a buffer overflow in truncate_inline_inode() in fs/f2fs/inline.c when umounting an f2fs image, because a length value may be negative.

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

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-119

CVE-2018-14615 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-14615 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/104917

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200421

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-14615

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-2018-14615?

CVE-2018-14615 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2018-14615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14615?

CVE-2018-14615 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-2018-14615?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-14615. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-14615 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-14615 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →