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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1095 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1095

The ext4_xattr_check_entries function in fs/ext4/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not properly validate xattr sizes, which causes misinterpretation of a size as an error code, and consequently allows attackers to cause a denial of service (get_acl NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 1, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

8 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1095

The ext4_xattr_check_entries function in fs/ext4/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not properly validate xattr sizes, which causes misinterpretation of a size as an error code, and consequently allows attackers to cause a denial of service (get_acl NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence