Vulnerability Database

290,206

Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-8992

ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.

  • Published: Feb 14, 2020
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2020-8992
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 5.5.3.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 18.04 18.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 14.04 14.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 19.10 19.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.04 16.04.x
opensuse / leap 15.1 15.1.x