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LINCD-1163 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2020-8992

Created: Feb 19, 2020 Updated: Sep 13, 2022

Resolved Date: Apr 24, 2020

Found In Version: 10.20.6.0

Fix Version: 10.20.18.0

Severity: Standard

Applicable for: Wind River Linux CD

Component/s: Kernel

Description

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.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2020-8992 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8992)

CVEs

CVE-2020-8992