medium5.3
CVE-2020-10942
In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel s…
Impact
In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 5.5.8 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Version 15.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/