CVE-2018-10883

kernel: stack-out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 14, 2018

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write