NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-trace-kvm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.69% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEKVM-1991613
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2018

Introduced: 26 May 2018

CVE-2018-14609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-kvm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-trace-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-trace-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in __del_reloc_root() in fs/btrfs/relocation.c when mounting a crafted btrfs image, related to removing reloc rb_trees when reloc control has not been initialized.