Security Advisory
CVE-2018-20784
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
February 22, 2019
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory