CVE-2020-8992

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CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p35

Published

Feb 14, 2020 (Feb 14, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.

Vendors: linux canonical opensuse netapp
Products: linux kernel, ubuntu linux, leap, active iq unified manager, cloud backup, data availability services, hci management node, solidfire, steelstore cloud integrated storage, h410c firmware
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-834
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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