gsd-2020-14314
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
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CVE-2020-14314


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