CVE-2018-14612 in Kernel
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in btrfs_root_node() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk block group mapping validation in btrfs_read_block_groups in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c, and a lack of empty-tree checks in check_leaf in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c.
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Reservation
07/26/2018
Disclosure
07/27/2018
Status
Confirmed
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122246 | Linux Kernel extent-tree.c btrfs_root_node null pointer dereference | 476 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2018-14612 |