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CVE-2018-1092
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.1/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- None
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 5.5/10
- Exploit Score
- 1.8/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 3.6/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- User Interaction
- Required
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=8e4b5eae5decd9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560777
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199179
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199275
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948