CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-10773

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A stack information leak flaw was found in s390/s390x in the Linux kernel’s memory manager functionality, where it incorrectly writes to the /proc/sys/vm/cmm_timeout file. This flaw allows a local user to see the kernel data.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.3.9-1CVE-2020-10773
Fixed in:5.3.9-1CVE-2020-10773
Fixed in:5.3.9-1CVE-2020-10773
Fixed in:5.3.9-1CVE-2020-10773

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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