#VU27480 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-12114 

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#VU27480 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-12114

Published: May 2, 2020 / Updated: May 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27480
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12114
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between threads updating mountpoint reference counter. A local user can exploit the race and crash the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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