CVE-2018-10323 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted XFS image due to a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-10323?

CVE-2018-10323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree function in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.16.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (xfs_bmapi_write NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted xfs image.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10323?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10323?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-10323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10323, GHSA-jmph-q368-7ww2, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10323, USN-4486-1.

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