Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10720
Published: September 3, 2020 / Updated: September 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46586
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10720
Install update from vendor's website.