PT-2018-3520 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Po-Ning Tseng

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Published

2018-07-26

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Updated

2020-06-10

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CVE-2018-14611

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.17.10
Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free error in the try merge free space() function of the Linux kernel, specifically when mounting a crafted btrfs image. This occurs due to a lack of chunk type flag checks in btrfs check chunk valid in fs/btrfs/volumes.c. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations: For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.17.10, update to version 4.17.10 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the mounting of btrfs images from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2092
ALT-PU-2018-2094
ALT-PU-2019-1433
BDU:2020-03261
CVE-2018-14611
DLA-1715-1
DLA-2241-1
DLA-2241-2
USN-3932-1
USN-3932-2
USN-4094-1
USN-4118-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu