CVE-2020-14304

Summary

CVECVE-2020-14304
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-15 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 22:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-460

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.19.118-2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.9.210-1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6.7-1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.19.118-2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.9.210-1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6.7-1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1847539 – (CVE-2020-14304) CVE-2020-14304 kernel: ethtool when reading eeprom of device could lead to memory leak CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
#960702 - ethtool -m values change when output is redirected - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159332 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9395)
  • 159338 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9404)
  • 159339 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9406)
  • 159340 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9407)
  • 159341 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9410)
  • 390220 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2021-0025)
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