Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-14611
CVE-2018-14611
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is a use-after-free in try_merge_free_space() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk type flag checks in btrfs_check_chunk_valid in fs/btrfs/volumes.c.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=4.17.10
Patches
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References
10- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503099/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104917nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/nvd
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