CVE-2020-12771 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.238

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CVE-2020-12771 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.238

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 05c0743befb9102e2ecb9fbd0fa8eb43eb8bb5ec

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. btree_gc_coalesce in drivers/md/bcache/btree.c has a deadlock if a coalescing operation fails.

Publish Date: 2020-05-09

URL: CVE-2020-12771

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12771

Release Date: 2020-05-09

Fix Resolution: linux-libc-headers - 5.8;linux-yocto - 4.8.24+gitAUTOINC+c84532b647_f6329fd287,5.4.20+gitAUTOINC+c11911d4d1_f4d7dbafb1

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