CVE-2020-10942

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-03-24

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.

See more information about CVE-2020-10942 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:	5.3	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Low	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5642	2020-04-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-4060	2020-10-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5642	2020-04-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5649	2020-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5663	2020-04-27
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-4431	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5663	2020-04-27
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2020-0019	2020-06-02

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