vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-12114: DoS by corrupting mountpoint reference counter (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 4, 2020 | May 21, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 4, 2020
Added
May 21, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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