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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-12114
A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4392-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4390-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4391-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/04/2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.4.0, 4.9.0, 4.14, 4.19, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 4th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.