A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc6 in the ZRAM kernel module, where a user with a local account and the ability to read the /sys/class/zram-control/hot_add file can create ZRAM device nodes in the /dev/ directory. This read allocates kernel memory and is not accounted for a user that triggers the creation of that ZRAM device. With this vulnerability, continually reading the device may consume a large amount of system memory and cause the Out-of-Memory (OOM) killer to activate and terminate random userspace processes, possibly making the system inoperable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.192-147.314Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headers | Aug 25, 2020 | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 28, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Dec 16, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Sep 12, 2020 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default | Aug 5, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-edgeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1093-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1067-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1084-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-edgeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1081-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1072-kvmUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1023-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1094-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1080-awsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1068-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1051-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15 | Sep 2, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 16, 2020 |
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