{"cve":"CVE-2018-1095","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-02T03:29:00.433","modified":"2026-06-17T01:50:28.177","status":"Modified","description":"The ext4_xattr_check_entries function in fs/ext4/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 does not properly validate xattr sizes, which causes misinterpretation of a size as an error code, and consequently allows attackers to cause a denial of service (get_acl NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/29/1","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948","https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199185","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1560793","https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git/commit/?id=ce3fd194fcc6fbdc00ce095a852f22df97baa401"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-1095","score":0.01429,"percentile":0.72997,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}