CVE-2019-18885
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2019 at 01:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
fs/btrfs/volumes.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1 allows a btrfs_verify_dev_extents NULL pointer dereference via a crafted btrfs image because fs_devices->devices is mishandled within find_device, aka CID-09ba3bc9dd15.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.1
Affected range stops below 5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (12)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ba3bc9dd150457c506e4661380a6183af651c1x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE-2019-18885x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ba3bc9dd150457c506e4661380a6183af651c1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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