DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12114

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CVE-2020-12114
Published: 04 May 2020, 12:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 May 2020, 12:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.3.7-1 | < 5.3.7-1 | < 5.3.7-1 | < 5.3.7-1

References (1)