DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14314

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
Published: 15 Sept 2020, 20:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

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

Description

A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debianlinux

    < 5.8.7-1 | < 5.8.7-1 | < 5.8.7-1 | < 5.8.7-1

References (1)