# CVE-2018-14612: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in btrfs_root_node() when mounting a crafted btrfs image, because of a lack of chunk block group mapping validation in btrfs_read_block_groups in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c, and a lack of empty-tree checks in check_leaf in fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104917
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503403/
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10503413/
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199847
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html

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