CVE-2020-14386high
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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://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
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-09-16
Updated: 2021-12-10
Type: CWE-787
Risk Information
CVSS v2
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
CVSS v3
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
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
Configuration 3
OR
Configuration 4
OR
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151419 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.2 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2140) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 147690 | EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1642) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 147512 | EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.1 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1604) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 147318 | NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0078) | Nessus | NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks | high |
| 146282 | openSUSE Security Update : RT kernel (openSUSE-2021-242) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 145986 | CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2020:4286) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 145201 | EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1079) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 144731 | EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1039) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 144244 | EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2020-2549) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 143844 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 143840 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 143784 | SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:3014-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 143767 | SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 143236 | RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:5199) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 142978 | Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2020-1446) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 142240 | EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2020-2353) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 142176 | Debian DLA-2420-2 : linux regression update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 142148 | EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2020-2311) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 141777 | Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2020-4286) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 141606 | RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:4286) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 141603 | RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2020:4289) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 141580 | RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:4287) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 141396 | Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5885) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 141395 | Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5884) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 141388 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2020-1655) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 141332 | EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2020-2166) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 141329 | EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2020-2176) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 140933 | Debian DLA-2385-1 : linux-4.19 security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 140580 | Photon OS 3.0: Linux PHSA-2020-3.0-0140 | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 140536 | Photon OS 2.0: Linux PHSA-2020-2.0-0282 | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 140508 | Fedora 32 : kernel (2020-b858b48b23) | Nessus | Fedora Local Security Checks | high |
| 140495 | Photon OS 1.0: Linux PHSA-2020-1.0-0323 | Nessus | PhotonOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 140480 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 140478 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140477 | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2577-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140476 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 140475 | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2575-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140450 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-4489-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 140449 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:2574-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140443 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2020-1382) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140442 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2020-1379) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 140210 | Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2020-1430) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 140209 | Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2020-1488) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |