VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-12114

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-05-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references