CVE-2022-0480
Public on 2022-08-29
Modified on 2025-08-13
Description
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.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2024-06-24 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-062 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | No Fix Planned |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |