CVE-2020-10751 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-10751

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels SELinux LSM...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels SELinux LSM hook implementation before version 5.7, where it incorrectly assumed that an skb would only contain a single netlink message. The hook would incorrectly only validate the first netlink message in the skb and allow or deny the rest of the messages within the skb with the granted permission without further processing.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

The Linux Foundation

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Affected Software

kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
before 5.7

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-349

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.