NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-4.9 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LINUX49-263021
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed28 Jun 2018

Introduced: 28 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-12928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 linux-4.9.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.9 package and not the linux-4.9 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In 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.