CVE-2020-14340

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in XNIO where file descriptor leak caused by growing amounts of NIO Selector file handles between garbage collection cycles. It may allow the attacker to cause a denial of service. It affects XNIO versions 3.6.0.Beta1 through 3.8.1.Final.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a XNIO
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860218 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14340?
CVE-2020-14340 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14340?
To fix CVE-2020-14340, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-14340 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-14340 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-14340?
CVE-2020-14340 affects n/a XNIO.
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