A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.198-152.320Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Oct 2, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 28, 2020 | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Dec 21, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 28, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 3, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools | Jan 20, 2021 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headers | Dec 16, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftool | Nov 3, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 13, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 7, 2020 | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernelNo solution exists | Dec 21, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extra | Sep 3, 2020 | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1082-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1145-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-120-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1086-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1098-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1073-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1081-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1085-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oracleUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1141-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-121-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1057-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1099-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1072-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1099-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-121-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1086-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-193-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1077-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-120-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1089-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 | Oct 14, 2020 | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 15, 2020 |
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