Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.2.3,5.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006642
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Sept 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14390  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.

CVSS Base Scores

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