Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-4857485
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 May 2018
Introduced: 28 May 2018
CVE-2018-10878 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:3.10.0-957.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3083.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-kdump-devel package and not the kernel-kdump-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write and a denial of service or unspecified other impact is possible by mounting and operating a crafted ext4 filesystem image.
References
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929237/
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929238/
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199865
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10878
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77260807d1170a8cf35dbb06e07461a655f67eee
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=819b23f1c501b17b9694325471789e6b5cc2d0d2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10878
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596802