NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-1092
Published: April 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11518
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1092
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper processing of a customized ext4 image when using the ext4_iget function, as defined in the fs/ext4/inode.c source code file. A local attacker can mount a customized ext4 image, trigger NULL pointer dereference and an Out-of-Process Space (OOPS) kernel memory error and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to improper processing of a customized ext4 image when using the ext4_iget function, as defined in the fs/ext4/inode.c source code file. A local attacker can mount a customized ext4 image, trigger NULL pointer dereference and an Out-of-Process Space (OOPS) kernel memory error and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1092
Install update from vendor's website.