CVE-2018-14722
Code execution as root can occur via a specially crafted filesystem label if btrfs-{scrub,balance,trim} are set to auto in /etc/sysconfig/btrfsmaintenance (this is not the default, though).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in evaluate_auto_mountpoint in btrfsmaintenance-functions in btrfsmaintenance through 0.4.1. Code execution as root can occur via a specially crafted filesystem label if btrfs-{scrub,balance,trim} are set to auto in /etc/sysconfig/btrfsmaintenance (this is not the default, though).
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.99% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- btrfsmaintenance project/btrfsmaintenance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/14/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102721Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/14/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102721Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.