Vulnerability in Btrfsmaintenance Project
CVE-2018-14722
An issue was discovered in evaluate_auto_mountpoint in btrfsmaintenance-functions in btrfsmaintenance through 0.4.1. Code execution as root can occur via a specially crafted filesystem label if btrfs-{scrub,balance,trim} are set to auto in /etc/sysconfig/btrfsmaintenance (this is not the default, though).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/14/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14722?
- CVE-2018-14722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Btrfsmaintenance Project. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14722?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.