CVE-2020-10942
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 24, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 24, 2020
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/
- [oss-security] 20200415 CVE-2020-10942 Kernel: vhost-net: stack overflow in get_raw_socket while checking sk_family fieldmailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0543vendor-advisory
- DSA-4667vendor-advisory
- USN-4344-1vendor-advisory
- USN-4345-1vendor-advisory
- USN-4342-1vendor-advisory
- USN-4364-1vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200609 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200610 [SECURITY] [DLA 2242-1] linux-4.9 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200610 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-2] linux security updatemailing-list
- DSA-4698vendor-advisory
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