CVE-2020-14386

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

References

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/146

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNCPXERMUHPSGF6S2VVFL5NVVPBBFB63/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acf69c946233259ab4d64f8869d4037a198c7f06

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14386

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3