CVE-2018-12931 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the ntfs.ko filesystem driver in Linux kernel versions 4.15.0, including Canonical Ubuntu Linux. An attacker with local access can trigger a stack-based out-of-bounds write by mounting a specially crafted NTFS filesystem. This can lead to a denial of service (kernel oops or panic) and potentially other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.04.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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