vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-27815: kernel: Array index out of bounds access when setting extended attributes on journaling filesystems.
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | May 26, 2021 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
May 26, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the JFS filesystem code in the Linux Kernel which allows a local attacker with the ability to set extended attributes to panic the system, causing memory corruption or escalating privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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