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LIN1018-3715 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2018-20784

Created: Mar 27, 2019    Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Resolved Date: Mar 29, 2019
Found In Version: unknown
Fix Version: 10.18.44.5
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 18
Component/s: Kernel

Description

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.

CREATE(Triage): {Link=https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20784 User=admin}

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