CVE-2020-12114

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119…

published May 4, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00440 · 37.2th percentile
Published
2020-05-04T11:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 MAY 11:42Z
    A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119…
    cvelistv5