SB2020090422 - Fedora 32 update for kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-tools
Published: September 4, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020090422
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14385)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the file system metadata validator in XFS. A local user can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt and shutdown the the filesystem.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.