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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-14356

A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.97%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.97% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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