A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. A zero-length biovec request issued by the block subsystem could cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This flaw allows a local attacker with basic privileges to issue requests to a block device, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade perf | Jul 4, 2022 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jul 14, 2023 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 5, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 28, 2020 | Sep 28, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Nov 3, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Nov 3, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Nov 23, 2022 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Mar 12, 2021 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Nov 5, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extra | Feb 4, 2021 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1074-gkeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oemUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1074-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1100-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1088-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1103-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-edgeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1088-gcpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-51-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1091-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1079-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 | Dec 3, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 6, 2020 |
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