In the Linux kernel before 4.20.2, kernel/sched/fair.c mishandles leaf cfs_rq's, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in update_blocked_averages) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inducing a high load.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-02-22T15:00:00

Updated: 2019-12-10T01:06:03

Reserved: 2019-02-22T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-20784

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-02-22T15:29:00.237

Modified: 2021-06-02T15:28:24.530


Link: CVE-2018-20784

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