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CVE-2018-13093 json

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3.

published 2018-07-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-5042

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference and panic in lookup_slow() on a NULL inode->i_ops pointer when doing pathwalks on a corrupted xfs image. This occurs because of a lack of proper validation that cached inodes are free during allocation.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.17.14-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13093

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-201.233
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-58.64
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1121.135
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1047.49
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1040.42
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1087.96

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13093

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • bpftool RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-1062.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:2029RHSA-2019:2043

  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 4.12.14-5.16.1
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 4.12.14-5.16.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 4.12.14-5.16.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 4.4.121-92.95.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 4.4.121-92.95.1
  • lttng-modules SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 2.7.1-9.6.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +3 more 4.4.121-92.95.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_25 SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 7 +1 more 1-3.4.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2908-2SUSE-SU-2018:3961-1SUSE-SU-2018:3084-1SUSE-SU-2018:3083-1SUSE-SU-2018:2980-1SUSE-SU-2018:2981-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-13093 updated cvss 5.0

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1062.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1062.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2029
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2043
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1062.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1062.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2029
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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