CVE-2018-12928

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12928
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-28 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-21 11:55:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel 4.15.0, a NULL pointer dereference was discovered in hfs_ext_read_extent in hfs.ko. This can occur during a mount of a crafted hfs filesystem.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04.4 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.15 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Linux Kernel CVE-2018-12928 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'Re: Null-Pointer Deference in hfs.ko (Linux 4.15.0-15.16 Ubuntu)' - MARC MISC marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug #1763384 “Null-Pointer Deference in hfs.ko (Linux 4.15.0-15....” : Bugs : linux package : Ubuntu MISC bugs.launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670345 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1879)
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