CVE-2018-10840

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the ext4 xattr set entry() function, located in fs/ext4/xattr.c. This could be exploited by an attacker operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges or causing a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.