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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10840 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10840

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 16, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

12 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10840

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence