# CVE-2018-13095: An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs\_inode\_buf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. A denial of service (memory corruption and BUG) can occur for a corrupted xfs image upon encountering an inode that is in extent format, but has more extents than fit in the inode fork.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199915
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23fcb3340d033d9f081e21e6c12c2db7eaa541d3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfs-linux.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=23fcb3340d033d9f081e21e6c12c2db7eaa541d3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1350
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029

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