Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201810840000
Revision Date:2018-07-16Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-10840 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-10840
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'linux' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-snapdragon' package in artful is not affected.
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