CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-14351

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free memory flaw was found in the perf subsystem allowing a local attacker with permission to monitor perf events to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.9.6-1CVE-2020-14351
Fixed in:5.9.6-1CVE-2020-14351
Fixed in:5.9.6-1CVE-2020-14351
Fixed in:5.9.6-1CVE-2020-14351
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62USN-4658-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1082.86USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-1118.132USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.93USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.31USN-4658-1
linux-aws-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.31~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.93~16.04.1USN-4660-1
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111~14.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1032.33USN-4658-1
linux-azure-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111USN-4660-1
linux-azure-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.101~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32USN-4658-1
linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.101USN-4660-1
linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-gke-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1074.79USN-4660-1
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1USN-4660-1
linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1059.65~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1059.65USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1074-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1074.79USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1074-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1074.79USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1079-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1079.81USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1088-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.93~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.93USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1088-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.101~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1088.101USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1091-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1091.100USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1100-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111~14.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1100.111USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1103-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.114USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-126-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-126-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.15.0-126-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-126.129USN-4660-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1082-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1082.86USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1084-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1084.93USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1118-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1118.132USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1142-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1142.152USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1146-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1146.156USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229USN-4657-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1023-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1023.26~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1023.26USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1028-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1030-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.31~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.31USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1030-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1030-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-1032-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1032.33USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-56-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.4.0-56-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-56.62USN-4658-1
linux-image-5.6.0-1053-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:5.6.0-1053.57USN-4912-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1082.79USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.1118.123USN-4657-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.15USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.31USN-4658-1
linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1088.82USN-4660-1
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1088.90USN-4660-1
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1100.75USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1100.93USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1032.14USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1032.30USN-4658-1
linux-image-azure-edgeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1100.93USN-4660-1
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1100.73USN-4660-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1088.89USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.18USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.38USN-4658-1
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1088.106USN-4660-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.113USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.125USN-4660-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.113USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.125USN-4660-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1088.89USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1074.78USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.38USN-4658-1
linux-image-gke-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1074.78USN-4660-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1084.82USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1079.75USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.26USN-4658-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.113USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.125USN-4660-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.125USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1103.107USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-oem-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.6.0.1053.49USN-4912-1
linux-image-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1059.48USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.14USN-4658-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1030.27USN-4658-1
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1059.69USN-4660-1
linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.1023.58USN-4658-1
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.1023.27USN-4658-1
linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1142.142USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1074.71USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.1023.58USN-4658-1
linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1146.138USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1091.94USN-4660-1
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.203USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.113USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.126.125USN-4660-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.62~18.04.50USN-4658-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0.56.59USN-4658-1
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.197.172USN-4657-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1084.93USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1079.81USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4658-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1USN-4657-1
linux-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.114USN-4660-1
linux-oem-5.6Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.6.0-1053.57USN-4912-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1059.65~16.04.1USN-4660-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1059.65USN-4660-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32USN-4658-1
linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1023.26USN-4658-1
linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1023.26~18.04.1USN-4658-1
linux-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1142.152USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1074.79USN-4660-1
linux-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1146.156USN-4657-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1091.100USN-4660-1

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 RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days
22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

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