CVE-2018-13093

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function

Published Jul 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference and panic in lookup_slow() on a NULL inode->i_ops pointer when doing pathwalks on a corrupted xfs image. This occurs because of a lack of proper validation that cached inodes are free during allocation.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2114-1 linux-4.9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-5042 An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference and panic in lookup_slow() on a NULL inode->i_ops pointer when doing pathwalks on a corrupted xfs image. This occurs because of a lack of proper validation that cached inodes are free during allocation.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:52 AM
Reserved
Jul 3, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2018, 10:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 12, 2018, 12:00 AM