Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10720

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10720

Published: September 3, 2020 / Updated: September 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46586
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10720
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of GRO in versions before 5.2. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to crash the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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