A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s futex implementation. This flaw allows a local attacker to corrupt system memory or escalate their privileges when creating a futex on a filesystem that is about to be unmounted. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
References
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8019ad13ef7f64be44d4f892af9c840179009254 | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1874311 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2020-12-03 09:15
Updated : 2020-12-08 08:00
NVD link : CVE-2020-14381
Mitre link : CVE-2020-14381
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel