CVE-2020-10732

Summary

CVECVE-2020-10732
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-06-12 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-06-06 13:46:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-908

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager All All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff 8300 - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff 8300 - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff 8300 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff 8300 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff 8700 - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff 8700 - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff 8700 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff 8700 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff A400 - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff A400 - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff A400 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff A400 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff A700 - All All All
Hardware Netapp Aff A700 - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff A700 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp Aff A700 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Hci Management Node - All All All
Application Netapp Hci Management Node - All All All
Application Netapp Solidfire - All All All
Application Netapp Solidfire - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in kmsan_handle_dma · Issue #76 · google/kmsan · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
grsecurity on Twitter: "Did you know the Linux kernel's been leaking uninitialized data (KASLR defeat) through coredumps for over a decade, and someone's custom syzkaller instance finally noticed it? https://t.co/DpqAF33Y0R We found it (manually) and fixed it properly almost two years ago… https://t.co/SRVSbkwDsq" MISC twitter.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/next/linux-next.git - The linux-next integration testing tree MISC git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Re: [PATCH] fs/binfmt_elf.c: allocate initialized memory in fill_thread_core_info() - Alexander Potapenko MISC lore.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-4440-1: linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
fs/binfmt_elf.c: allocate initialized memory in fill_thread_core_info() · ruscur/linux@a95cdec · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2020-10732 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
USN-4439-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1831399 – (CVE-2020-10732) CVE-2020-10732 kernel: uninitialized kernel data leak in userspace coredumps MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0935-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-4411-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
1831399 – (CVE-2020-10732) CVE-2020-10732 kernel: uninitialized kernel data leak in userspace coredumps CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-4427-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4485-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Re: [PATCH] fs/binfmt_elf.c: allocate initialized memory in fill_thread_core_info() - Alexander Potapenko MISC lore.kernel.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0801-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159684 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2020-4431)
  • 352300 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAC2012-2020-020
  • 353139 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-012
  • 377065 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0113)
  • 610318 Google Android February 2021 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
  • 610319 Google Android February 2021 Security Patch Missing for LGE
  • 610320 Google Android February 2021 Security Patch Missing for Samsung
  • 750376 OpenSUSE Security Update for RT kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1)
  • 940256 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2020:4431)
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