kernel: stack-out-of-bounds write in ext4_update_inline_data function
Published Jul 25, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.86%
Description
Linux kernel is vulnerable to a stack-out-of-bounds write in the ext4 filesystem code when mounting and writing to a crafted ext4 image in ext4_update_inline_data(). An attacker could use this to cause a system crash and a denial of service.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Kernel Defaultn/a
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Kernel | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- < 4.17.6
Configuration 3
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2948
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2948 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02864) | 86.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02914) | 85.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01062) | 75.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05696) | 83.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01062) | 76.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 46.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 43.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 50.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 41.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 34.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.81% (0.03812) | 72.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.81% (0.03812) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (18)
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/930639/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104907 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10880 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200005 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1596812 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10880 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cdb5240ec5928b20490a2bb34cb87e9a5f40226 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10880
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10880
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