CVE-2018-14611

N/A
Published: July 27, 2018 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

Using N/A by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (10)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104917
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199839
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503099/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card