Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.56.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-3915473
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 May 2020

Introduced: 4 May 2020

CVE-2020-12114  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-193.56.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:2185.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter.

CVSS Scores

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