CVE-2020-27825
Published: December 11, 2020Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in Linux kernel (before 5.10-rc1). There was a race problem in trace_open and resize of cpu buffer running parallely on different cpus, may cause a denial of service problem (DOS). This flaw could even allow a local attacker with special user privilege to a kernel information leak threat.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.7 |
Attack Vector | LOCAL |
Attack complexity | HIGH |
Privileges required | HIGH |
User interaction | NONE |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality | HIGH |
Integrity impact | NONE |
Availability impact | HIGH |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Status
Product | Release | Package | Status |
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Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |