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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-14386

Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

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
1.31% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-250, CWE-787
Affected
linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

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