CVE-2020-12659

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-05-05

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.7. xdp_umem_reg in net/xdp/xdp_umem.c has an out-of-bounds write (by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability) because of a lack of headroom validation.

See more information about CVE-2020-12659 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:	6.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5714	2020-06-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-4431	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5714	2020-06-09

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