Updated: 2026-02-27 00:07:57.540614
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.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2025:1743193221 | 2024-08-01 14:41:09 | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-09-19 05:07:37 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2024-05-10 14:19:09 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:30 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux | 4.4.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-06 07:40:29 | Ignored due to low severity |