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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1531-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4308-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-6524 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3821-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3821-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4094-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4118-1 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.972Z
Reserved: 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-14617
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-07-27T04:29:00.627
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:49:25.840
Link: CVE-2018-14617
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN