### [CVE-2018-10879](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10879)
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### Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry function and a denial of service or unspecified other impact may occur by renaming a file in a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200001
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.