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.
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/146
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14386
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-09-16
Updated: 2023-02-24
Type: CWE-787
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH