CVE-2020-10742

MEDIUM

6.0

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.0

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionNONE

Published6/2/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernelredhat:enterprise_linux

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835127(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835127(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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