CVE-2020-12655

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel <5.6.10 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 5.6.10
Published May 05, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026