vulnerability

VMware Photon OS: CVE-2018-10878

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Jul 26, 2018
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write and a denial of service or unspecified other impact is possible by mounting and operating a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Solution

vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
Title
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