CVE-2019-20430 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Lustre file systems prior to version 2.12.3. It stems from insufficient validation of client-sent packet fields within the mdt module, specifically a large MDT Body eadatasize field, which can trigger an LBUG panic. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity and without user interaction, leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is no confidentiality or integrity impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB entries. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lustre:lustre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.