CVE-2022-0480

Public on 2022-08-29
Modified on 2024-01-12
Description
A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
HAQM Linux 1 kernel Pending Fix
HAQM Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2024-06-19 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-062 Fixed
HAQM Linux 2023 kernel Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
HAQM Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H