CVE-2020-12114

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-05-04

Description

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter.

See more information about CVE-2020-12114 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9459	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5845	2020-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9459	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2021-1578	2021-05-25
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0031	2021-09-22

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