Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2018-07-16T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T07:46:47.078Z

Reserved: 2018-05-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-10840

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-16T20:29:00.377

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:50:19.603

Link: CVE-2018-10840

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-04-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-10840 - Bugzilla