CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-0480

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exhaust host memory by creating many POSIX file locks, leading to denial of service. This affects systems with memcg enabled and unlimited locks.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Consider limiting the number of POSIX file locks per user or container.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS