Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11412
CVE-2018-11412
Description
In the Linux kernel 4.13 through 4.16.11, ext4_read_inline_data() in fs/ext4/inline.c performs a memcpy with an untrusted length value in certain circumstances involving a crafted filesystem that stores the system.data extended attribute value in a dedicated inode.
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Affected products
5- Range: >=4.13,<=4.16.11
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44832/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104291nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0525nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
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