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CVE-2020-11935
Published: Apr 7, 2023
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
4.4
MEDIUM
Description
It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu | Linux kernel (aufs filesystem module) | unaffected 4.4.0-186.216 - < 4.4*unaffected 4.15.0-112.113 - < 4.15*unaffected 5.4.0-42.46 - < 5.4* |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
References
Ubuntu Security CVE-2020-11935
vendor-advisory
Launchpad Bug 1873074
vendor-advisory
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