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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-35513

A user with access to the NFS could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw incorrect umask during file or directory modification in the Linux kernel NFS (network file system) functionality was found in the way user create and delete object using NFSv4.2 or newer if both simultaneously accessing the NFS by the other process that is not using new NFSv4.2. A user with access to the NFS could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.35% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-271
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.