CVE-2018-13097

Published: 3 July 2018

An issue was discovered in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is an out-of-bounds read or a divide-by-zero error for an incorrect user_block_count in a corrupted f2fs image, leading to a denial of service (BUG).

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Wen Xu discovered that the f2fs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate metadata. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash).

Notes

Author	Note
sbeattie	fixing git commit subject: "f2fs: fix to do sanity check with user_block_count"
tyhicks	The affected user base for this issue is likely small since f2fs is not the default filesystem and it is not widely used in Ubuntu

Author

Note

sbeattie

fixing git commit subject: "f2fs: fix to do sanity check with
user_block_count"

tyhicks

The affected user base for this issue is likely small since f2fs is
not the default filesystem and it is not widely used in Ubuntu

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-58.64)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (4.19.0-12.13)
	trusty	Ignored (was needed ESM criteria)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-145.171)
	Patches: Introduced by 98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 Fixed by 9dc956b2c8523aed39d1e6508438be9fea28c8fc
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-1040.43)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1079.89)
	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1047.49)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1001.1)
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (was needed ESM criteria)
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1)
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1001.1)
	trusty	Ignored (was needed ESM criteria)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1055.60)
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1055.60)
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1040.42)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1001.1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1)
linux-gcp-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1040.42)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support)
linux-gke-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1040.42)
	disco	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-gke-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
	disco	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (end of life)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1)
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1042.42)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1001.1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1043.49)
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of life, was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of life, was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of life, was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-144.170~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1050.57)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Released (4.15.0-1050.57)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support, was needed)
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1021.23)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Released (5.0.0-1004.8)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1)
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1043.46)
	cosmic	Ignored (end of life)
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1004.4)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1106.114)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1060.66)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	disco	Not vulnerable (5.0.0-1010.10)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.19~rc1)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1110.115)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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