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CVE-2020-27815

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.79%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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.

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