Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.146-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1013391
  • published4 Sept 2020
  • disclosed15 Sept 2020

Introduced: 4 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14385  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.146-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. A failure of the file system metadata validator in XFS can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt. This can lead to the filesystem being shutdown, or otherwise rendered inaccessible until it is remounted, leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

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