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CVE-2020-14314

Published: Sep 15, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
starwindsoftware
commercialaka starwind san & nas, starwind virtual san, command center
starwind virtual sanOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Linux Kernel
oss-projectaka linux-kernel, linux
kernelOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14314
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5872331b3d91820e14716632ebb56b1399b34fe1
git.kernel.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
lists.debian.org
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