Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201588390000000
Revision Date:2016-05-02Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8839 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description:Multiple race conditions in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (disk corruption) by writing to a page that is associated with a different user's file after unsynchronized hole punching and page-fault handling. Multiple race conditions where discovered in the Linux kernel's ext4 file system. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (disk corruption) by writing to a page that is associated with a different users file after unsynchronized hole punching and page-fault handling.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8839
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-20.21').
  • OR linux-aws package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1007.7').
  • OR linux-azure package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-gcp package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1006.6').
  • OR linux-kvm package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1008.8').
  • OR linux-meta package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-20.21').
  • OR linux-meta-aws package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1007.7').
  • OR linux-meta-azure package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-meta-gcp package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1006.6').
  • OR linux-meta-kvm package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1008.8').
  • OR linux-meta-oem package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1004.5').
  • OR linux-meta-raspi2 package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1010.11').
  • OR linux-oem package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1004.5').
  • OR linux-oracle package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1007.9').
  • OR linux-raspi2 package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1010.11').
  • OR linux-signed package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-20.21').
  • OR linux-signed-azure package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-signed-gcp package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1006.6').
  • OR linux-signed-oem package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.15.0-1004.5').
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