CVE-2018-14613 Null dereference in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted btrfs image, triggering an invalid pointer dereference in the Linux kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14613?
CVE-2018-14613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in io_ctl_map_page() when mounting and operating a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of block group item validation in check_leaf_item in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14613?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14613?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-14613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14613, GHSA-m46q-jh97-xm5g, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14613.