CVE-2018-12929

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk

Description

ntfs_read_locked_inode in the ntfs.ko filesystem driver in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free read and possibly cause a denial of service (kernel oops or panic) via a crafted ntfs filesystem.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12929

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12929.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.19.37-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.19.37-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.19.37-1
debian debiansidfixed4.19.37-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.19.37-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.