LSN-0070-1

Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Published: 17 Aug 2020, 07:58
Last modified:03 Jun 2026, 13:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Aug 2020, 07:58
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Jun 2026, 13:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Kernel Live Patch Security Notice Mauricio Faria de Oliveira discovered that the aufs implementation in the Linux kernel improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-11935)

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 4.4.0-186.216 | < 4.15.0-112.113 | < 5.4.0-42.46

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all | < 4.4.0-1111.123 | < 4.15.0-1079.83 | < 5.4.0-1020.20

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 4.15.0-1092.102~16.04.1 | < 5.4.0-1022.22

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.4.0-1021.21

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    all | < 4.4.0-186.216~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    all | < 4.15.0-1093.103

References (2)