Vulnerability identifier: #VU58841

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14385

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the file system metadata validator in XFS. A local user can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt and shutdown the the filesystem.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14385
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f4020438fab05364018c91f7e02ebdd192085933
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4576-1/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.