CVE-2020-14381

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-12-03
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's futex implementation. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt system memory or escalate their privileges when creating a futex on a filesystem that is about to be unmounted. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
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-2021-9006	2021-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9007	2021-01-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-4431	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9006	2021-01-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9007	2021-01-12