SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-12659

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.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.71%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.71% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
linux/linux kernel · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/hci baseboard management controller · netapp/solidfire \& hci management node · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · netapp/aff baseboard management controller · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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