A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Advisories
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DLA-2385-1 | linux-4.19 security update |
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DLA-2420-1 | linux security update |
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DLA-2420-2 | linux regression update |
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EUVD-2020-6466 | A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. |
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USN-4576-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-4578-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-4579-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-4752-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T12:39:36.409Z
Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-14314

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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-15T20:15:13.213
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:02:59.323
Link: CVE-2020-14314


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