CVE-2018-1094
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.15.15 - Denial of Service via ext4 Xattr Inode Hash NULL Pointer Dereference
Title source: llmDescription
The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not always initialize the crc32c checksum driver, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_xattr_inode_hash NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560788
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=18db4b4e6fc31eda838dd1c1296d67dbcb3dc957
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=a45403b51582a87872927a3e0fc0a389c26867f1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199183
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.15.15
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
Published
Apr 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026