MEDIUM 5.5 Microsoft
CVE-2020-8992
ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.
Microsoft Security Update 2020-Feb: ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.
Affected Products
- cm1 kernel 5.4.91-11 on CBL Mariner 1.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8992
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8992
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 was published on 2020-02-11 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 kernel 5.4.91-11 on CBL Mariner 1.0.
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