CVE-2020-10024 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-10024

ARM Platform Uses Signed Integer Comparison When Validating Syscall Numbers

Vulnerability Description

The arm platform-specific code uses a signed integer comparison when validating system call numbers. An attacker who has obtained code execution within a user thread is able to elevate privileges to that of the kernel. See NCC-ZEP-001 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 1.14.0 and later versions. version 2.1.0 and later versions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • NCC Group for report

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Affected Vendor

zephyrproject-rtos

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Affected Software

zephyr
Vulnerable Versions:
1.14.0, 2.1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-697

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.