VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-0480

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Primary references