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HistoryMay 26, 2021 - 12:18 p.m.

CVE-2020-27815

2021-05-2612:18:11
CWE-119
redhat
www.cve.org
10
jfs filesystem
local attacker
system panic
memory corruption
privileges escalation
confidentiality
integrity
system availability

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

A flaw was found in the JFS filesystem code in the Linux Kernel which allows a local attacker with the ability to set extended attributes to panic the system, causing memory corruption or escalating privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux Kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "5.9.6"
      }
    ]
  }
]