Denial of service in Linux Kernel

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13199

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10840

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry(). A local attacker can supply specially crafted ext4 image, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.16.12.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.15 - 4.16.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:4.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582348

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.