CVE-2020-10781

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-09-16

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc6 in the ZRAM kernel module, where a user with a local account and the ability to read the /sys/class/zram-control/hot_add file can create ZRAM device nodes in the /dev/ directory. This read allocates kernel memory and is not accounted for a user that triggers the creation of that ZRAM device. With this vulnerability, continually reading the device may consume a large amount of system memory and cause the Out-of-Memory (OOM) killer to activate and terminate random userspace processes, possibly making the system inoperable.

See more information about CVE-2020-10781 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5844	2020-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5845	2020-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5848	2020-09-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5885	2020-10-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5848	2020-09-14

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