| Name | CVE-2018-20784 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bookworm | 6.1.176-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.180-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.94-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.107-1 | fixed | |
| forky | 7.1.8-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 7.1.12-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | stretch | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.19.16-1 |
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/c40f7d74c741a907cfaeb73a7697081881c497d0