VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-10883

CVSS score4.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references