CVE-2018-10879: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.17.6 (fixed in 4.17.6)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 7.0 only

Published 2018-07-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.