PT-2018-11486
CVE-2018-12928
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Published
2018-06-28
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Updated
2026-10-18
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel version 4.15.0
Description
A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the hfs ext read extent function within the hfs.ko module. This issue can be triggered when mounting a specially crafted hfs filesystem.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel version 4.15.0, consider disabling the hfs.ko module to prevent the exploitation of this issue until a patch is available.
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