{"action":"Upgrade linux to 4.17.3-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.17.3-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.17.3-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NCWPABAM6GT2KAVRPR8NT0","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:03:46.782320520Z","published_at":"2018-07-16T20:29:00.377Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10840","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10840"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.6},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10840","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10840"}],"summary":"Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry() function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image."}