Stack-based out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-12931
Published: August 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14507
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12931
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the ntfs_attr_find() function in the ntfs.ko filesystem driver due to stack-based out-of-bounds write. A local attacker can mount a specially crafted NTFS filesystem that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the affected software to terminate abnormally or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12931
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