CVE-2018-12928 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.313

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CVE-2018-12928 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.313

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/fs/hfs/extent.c /fs/hfs/extent.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2018-06-28

URL: CVE-2018-12928

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.