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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1093 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1093

The ext4_valid_block_bitmap function in fs/ext4/balloc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image because balloc.c and ialloc.c do not validate bitmap block numbers.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 1, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

136 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

75 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

34 explicit affected versions

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:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

45 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

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1093

The ext4_valid_block_bitmap function in fs/ext4/balloc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image because balloc.c and ialloc.c do not validate bitmap block numbers.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence