CVE-2020-11935 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-11935 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/04/2023 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: canonical | Vendor: Ubuntu | Product: Linux kernel (aufs filesystem module)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-11935 Description

It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* HIGH
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-911
CWE Name: CWE-911 Improper Update of Reference Count
Source: Ubuntu

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).