#VU47106 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-14314

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#VU47106 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-14314

Published: September 15, 2020 / Updated: September 26, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47106
Vulnerability risk: 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-2020-14314
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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