VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14611
There is a use-after-free in try_merge_free_space() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk type flag checks in btrfs_check_chunk_valid in fs/btrfs/volumes.c.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is a use-after-free in try_merge_free_space() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk type flag checks in btrfs_check_chunk_valid in fs/btrfs/volumes.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.52% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104917Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199839Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503099/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104917Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199839Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503099/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.