CVE-2020-29374
Published: November 28, 2020Last modified: July 16, 2024
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when used for a copy-on-write page, does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended write access, aka CID-17839856fd58.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=17839856fd588f4ab6b789f482ed3ffd7c403e1f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096