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FKIE_CVE-2018-20976

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-08-19 02:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:53
Summary
An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18. A use after free exists, related to xfs_fs_fill_super failure.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0178
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0592
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0609
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
cve@mitre.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9fbd7bbc23dbdd73364be4d045e5d3612cf6e82Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10269585?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4144-1/
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0178
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0592
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9fbd7bbc23dbdd73364be4d045e5d3612cf6e82Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10269585?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4144-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *

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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "3249552B-A101-45A3-9F46-0E0F0BDBA9E3",
              "versionEndExcluding": "4.18",
              "vulnerable": true
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se detect\u00f3 un problema en  el archivo  fs/xfs/xfs_super.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 4.18. Se presenta un uso de la memoria previamente liberada, relacionado a un fallo de la funci\u00f3n  xfs_fs_fs_fill_super."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-20976",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:53:51.750",
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