CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2020-27815
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.79%
Linux
Original NVD Description
A flaw was found in the JFS filesystem code in the Linux Kernel which allows a local attacker with the ability to set extended attributes to panic the system, causing memory corruption or escalating privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Related CVEs
Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)