CVE-2018-1094

Publication date 1 April 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not always initialize the crc32c checksum driver, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_xattr_inode_hash NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the crc32c checksum driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-24.26
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1011.11
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-euclid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored was needs-triage ESM criteria
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored abandoned
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1010.10
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needed
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of life, was needed
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1012.12
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-wily 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-maguro 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-mako 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored abandoned
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1009.12
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needed
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1013.14
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

tyhicks

When backporting a45403b, note this upstream bug comment: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199183#c7

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3695-2
    • Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2018
    • USN-3695-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2018

Other references