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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-14386
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4....
Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
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.
References
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/146
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14386
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acf69c946233259ab4d64f8869d4037a198c7f06
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNCPXERMUHPSGF6S2VVFL5NVVPBBFB63/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
before 5.9-rc4
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 16th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055
Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1485
Data Destruction
Impact
T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Defense Evasion
T1078
Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation