CVE-2018-12928 (GCVE-0-2018-12928)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-28 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:45
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-06-28 00:00
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