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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-10883) ELSA-2018-3083: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-10883) ELSA-2018-3083: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/30/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2018-3083
  • USN-3871-1
  • USN-3871-2
  • USN-3871-3
  • USN-3871-4
  • USN-3871-5
  • USN-3879-1
  • USN-3879-2
  • CVE-2018-10883
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