CVE-2018-14612
An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in the Linux kernel. An invalid NULL pointer dereference in btrfs_root_node() when mounting a crafted btrfs image is due to a lack of chunk block group mapping validation in btrfs_read_block_groups() in the fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c function and a lack of empty-tree checks in check_leaf() in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c function. This could lead to a system crash and a denial of service.
Find out more about CVE-2018-14612 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Physical |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |