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CVE-2018-20784
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-02-22T15:29:00.237 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:53:28.050

Summary

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

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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