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CVE-2019-20812

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-06-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2019-20812
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.44%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.4.7. The prb_calc_retire_blk_tmo() function in net/packet/af_packet.c can result in a denial of service (CPU consumption and soft lockup) in a certain failure case involving TPACKET_V3, aka CID-b43d1f9f7067.