Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201820784000
Revision Date:2019-02-22Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20784 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20784
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'linux' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-aws' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-aws-hwe' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-azure' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-azure-edge' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed ESM criteria').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR The 'linux-gcp' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
  • OR The 'linux-hwe' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-hwe-edge' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-kvm' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needs-triage now end-of-life').
  • OR The 'linux-oracle' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-snapdragon' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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