CVE-2020-10769

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Jun 26, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Reserved
Mar 20, 2020

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Description

A buffer over-read flaw was found in RH kernel versions before 5.0 in crypto_authenc_extractkeys in crypto/authenc.c in the IPsec Cryptographic algorithm's module, authenc. When a payload longer than 4 bytes, and is not following 4-byte alignment boundary guidelines, it causes a buffer over-read threat, leading to a system crash. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a denial of service.

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Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Kerneln/a
  • All kernel versions before 5.0Affected

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