CVE-2018-14617
unknown
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
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Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is a NULL pointer dereference and panic in hfsplus_lookup() in fs/hfsplus/dir.c when opening a file (that is purportedly a hard link) in an hfs+ filesystem that has malformed catalog data, and is mounted read-only without a metadata directory.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.18.8-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.18.8-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.18.8-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.18.8-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.18.8-1 |
References
💬 Discuss CVE-2018-14617 on VIR Community →
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.