CVE-2018-12233 Information

Description

In the ea_get function in fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1 a memory corruption bug in JFS can be triggered by calling setxattr twice with two different extended attribute names on the same file. This vulnerability can be triggered by an unprivileged user with the ability to create files and execute programs. A kmalloc call is incorrect leading to slab-out-of-bounds in jfs_xattr.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104452 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/6/2/2 https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=152814391530549&w=2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8