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CVE-2018-10880

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10880 describes a stack-out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. Specifically, it affects the ext4_update_inline_data() function when mounting and writing to a specially crafted ext4 image, impacting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction (mounting a malicious image), and primarily leading to a denial of service through system crashes. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.17.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0291 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10880Low

kernel: stack-out-of-bounds write in ext4_update_inline_data function

Jun 9, 2018

References

patchwork.ozlabs.org / patch/930639
PatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.kernel.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3821-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3821-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3871-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3871-3
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3871-4
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3871-5
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104907
securityfocus.com / bid/106503
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry