High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-12931

Description

ntfs_attr_find in the ntfs.ko filesystem driver in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 allows attackers to trigger a stack-based out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service (kernel oops or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ntfs filesystem.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginfoinferred
Range: = 4.15.0
Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: =4.15.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104588nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641nvdThird Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1763403nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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