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

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

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
06/14/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
11/29/2024

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. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound 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

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