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An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.10. There is a NULL pointer dereference and panic in hfsplus_lookup() in fs/hfsplus/dir.c when opening a file (that is purportedly a hard link) in an hfs+ filesystem that has malformed catalog data, and is mounted read-only without a metadata directory.
Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:NA:H5.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H