Use-after-free vulnerability in ext4_xattr_set_entry function allows for denial of service

CVE-2018-10879 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry function and a denial of service or unspecified other impact may occur by renaming a file in a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

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