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CVE-2018-1095
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-02T03:29:00.433 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:50:28.177

Summary

The ext4_xattr_check_entries function in fs/ext4/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not properly validate xattr sizes, which causes misinterpretation of a size as an error code, and consequently allows attackers to cause a denial of service (get_acl NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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