The vulnerability of the fair.c component in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the fair.c component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to improper memory release before deleting the last reference. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2018-20784

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfsrq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service infinite loop in updateblockedaverages or possibly have unspecified other impact by inducing a high load...