CVE-2019-19922: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

kernel/sched/fair.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9, when cpu.cfsquotaus is used e.g., with Kubernetes, allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-bound applications by generating a workload that triggers unwanted slice expiration, aka CID-de53fd7aedb1. In other words, althoug...

CVE-2018-20784: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

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...