vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-10840: Moderate: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2019:0162)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 16, 2018
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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.
Solution
centos-upgrade-kernel
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