In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfs_rq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in update_blocked_averages) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inducing a high load.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Aug 28, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jul 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Jul 31, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-kgraftUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_164-defaultUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1063-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1041-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1056-azureUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1043-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1099-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1044-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1041-gkeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1130-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1047-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1059-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1126-raspi2 | Sep 3, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 22, 2019 |
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