High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-10878
CVE-2018-10878
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.
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Affected products
82- osv-coords81 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
16- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929237/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/929238/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/nvdThird Party Advisory
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