CVE-2020-14385

Summary

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. A failure of the file system metadata validator in XFS can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt. This can lead to the filesystem being shutdown, or otherwise rendered inaccessible until it is remounted, leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Linux Kernelkernelbefore 5.9-rc4affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-131: CWE-131

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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