CVE-2020-12655
Public on 2020-05-05
Modified on 2020-08-24
Description
A flaw was discovered in the XFS source in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker with the ability to mount an XFS filesystem, to trigger a denial of service while attempting to sync a file located on an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-08-18 | ALAS2-2020-1480 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.181-142.260 | 2020-09-04 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-025 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.186-146.268 | 2020-09-04 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-026 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |