An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.
CVE-2020-12655
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 39%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 5, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d0c7feaf87678371c2c09b3709400be416b2dc62
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0c7feaf87678371c2c09b3709400be416b2dc62
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ2X3TM6RGRUS3KZAS26IJO5XGU7TBBR/
- cve@mitrehttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20200221153803.GP9506%40magnolia/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-12655(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:4609Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4431Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2020:3545Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-alt security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-azure (4.15.0.1093.70) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-gkeop-5.3 (5.3.0.65.121) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (5.4.0.45.49) @ focal | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (4.4.0.222.229) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.29.1.el7a | 2020-08-25 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:9(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 4.9.107-1 ... 4.9.88-1~bpo8+1 (61 versions) | 4.9.240-1 | — |
| linux-4.19 | 4.19.132-1~deb9u1 | 4.19.132-1~deb9u2 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.6.14-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.6.14-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.6.14-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.6.14-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-126552020-08-18
An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.
- UbuntuUSN-4465-1MEDIUM
linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4483-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4485-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5343-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 153 total refreshes for this CVE.
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