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CVE-2018-1095 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  04/01/2018
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.1 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1 Mailing List
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199185 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560793 Issue Tracking
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=ce3fd194fcc6fbdc00ce095a852f22df97baa401 Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-1095
NVD Published Date:
04/01/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/31/2018