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CVE-2018-20976

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.61% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-08-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-20976
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.61%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.

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