CVE-2020-11935 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-11935: aufs: improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method

Weakness CWE-911

Published April 7, 2023

Last update August 4, 2024

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CVSS base score

4.4/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2023 CVE published

August 4, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11935 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/911.html

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CVE-2020-11935: aufs: improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method

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