CVE-2020-8992

A vulnerability was found in ext4_protect_reserved_inode in the fs/ext4/block_validity.c function. This flaw allows an attacker to mount a crafted image with a large size inode journal, causing a denial of service.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread
installation base or stability.