VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-10879

CVSS score4.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry function and a denial of service or unspecified other impact may occur by renaming a file in a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references