Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-14612
CVE-2018-14612
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in btrfs_root_node() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk block group mapping validation in btrfs_read_block_groups in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c, and a lack of empty-tree checks in check_leaf in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=4.17.10
Patches
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References
11- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503403/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503413/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.htmlnvd
- 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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