CVE-2020-12655 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.236

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CVE-2020-12655 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.236

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: a9ef12c01434b7acb272409c3025b43fd5b29138

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c /fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.

Publish Date: 2020-05-05

URL: CVE-2020-12655

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12655

Release Date: 2020-05-05

Fix Resolution: v5.7-rc1

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