CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 16.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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CVE
CVE-2018-11412
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
16.15%
Linux
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel 4.13 through 4.16.11, ext4_read_inline_data() in fs/ext4/inline.c performs a memcpy with an untrusted length value in certain circumstances involving a crafted filesystem that stores the system.data extended attribute value in a dedicated inode.
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