CVE-2020-14381

Summary

CVECVE-2020-14381
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-03 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-08 16:00:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.6 rc5 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1874311 – (CVE-2020-14381) CVE-2020-14381 kernel: referencing inode of removed superblock in get_futex_key() causes UAF MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor 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)
  • 610357 Google Android Devices August 2021 Security Patch Missing
  • 610366 Google Android September 2021 Security Patch Missing for Samsung
  • 670744 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2502)
  • 900040 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.4.91
  • 903162 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3650)
  • 905965 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3650-1)
  • 940256 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2020:4431)
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