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CVE-2018-20784

Vendorlinux, canonical, redhatProductlinux kernel, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux, enterprise linux for real timeDiscoveredFeb 22, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfs_rq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in update_blocked_averages) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inducing a high load.

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CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS

4.17%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

0

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

0

seen in the same coverage

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorNETWORK

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityHIGH

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityHIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Connections

5 relationships

enterprise linux

enterprise linux for real time

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Feb 22, 2019

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024