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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-0480

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.29% probability · 21th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-770
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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