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CVE-2020-8835

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CVE-2020-8835

Published: Apr 2, 2020

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

In the Linux kernel 5.5.0 and newer, the bpf verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) did not properly restrict the register bounds for 32-bit operations, leading to out-of-bounds reads and writes in kernel memory. The vulnerability also affects the Linux 5.4 stable series, starting with v5.4.7, as the introducing commit was backported to that branch. This vulnerability was fixed in 5.6.1, 5.5.14, and 5.4.29. (issue is aka ZDI-CAN-10780)

VendorProductVersions

Linux kernel

Linux kernel

affected
5.6-stable - < 5.6.1
affected
5.5-stable - < 5.5.14
affected
5.4.7 - < 5.4-stable*

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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