CVE-2022-0480CWE-770

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel

published August 29, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00289 · 20.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2022-08-29T14:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 AUG 14:03Z
    A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel
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