Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.9.110)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006249
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Jul 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-10883  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.9.110 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS Base Scores

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