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CVE-2018-20784
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfs_rq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.2%
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- mitre
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfs_rq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in update_blocked_averages) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inducing a high load.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c40f7d74c741a907cfaeb73a7697081881c497d0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c40f7d74c741a907cfaeb73a7697081881c497d0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:1959 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:1971 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-4115-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4118-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4211-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4211-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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