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CVE-2018-1095 (GCVE-0-2018-1095)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-02 03:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:51
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • NULL pointer dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux kernel through version 4.15 Affected: Linux kernel through version 4.15
Date Public
2018-04-01 00:00
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