CVE-2020-8992

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400 CWE-834

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 14, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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