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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-10742

An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash.

MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

CVSS 3.1
6.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.26% probability · 18th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.