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TI-2018-09296 Aliases CVE-2018-12931GHSA-mw3m-9gpv-4mc5

ntfs_attr_find in the ntfs.ko filesystem driver in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 allows…

Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ntfs_attr_find in the ntfs.ko filesystem driver in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 allows attackers to trigger a stack-based out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service (kernel oops or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ntfs filesystem.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00411 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04.4VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.15VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04.4 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:0641 Released 2019-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.46.1.rt56.639.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-1:3.10.0-693.46.1.rt56.639.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-1:3.10.0-693.46.1.rt56.639.el6rt +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2019:0641
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12931
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw3m-9gpv-4mc5

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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