https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-09-30T00:26:38.989435+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2020-11935 CVE-2020-11935 — aufs: improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method 2026-09-30T00:26:38.997411+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu Linux kernel (aufs filesystem module)

It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/lsn-0070-1 LSN-0070-1 — Kernel Live Patch Security Notice 2026-09-30T00:26:38.997502+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS: linux-lts-xenial, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-aws, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux-azure, Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: linux, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: linux-aws, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: linux, Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: linux-oem, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: linux-aws, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: linux-azure, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: linux-gcp and 1 more

Mauricio Faria de Oliveira discovered that the aufs implementation in the Linux kernel improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsub_dentry_open() method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-11935)