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CVE-2020-14390 Detail

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Current Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.6 MEDIUM

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	NIST Red Hat, Inc.

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/30/2020 2:15:22 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions from 2.2.3 through 5.9.rc5. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. This highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
Added	Reference		https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489 [Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory]
Removed	Reference	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html [Third Party Advisory]
Removed	Reference	https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/174 [Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
Removed	Reference	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/15/2 [Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/29/2020 10:23:12 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 2.2.3 up to (excluding) 5.9.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:-::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5::::::*
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-787
Changed	Reference Type	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489 No Types Assigned	https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/174 No Types Assigned	https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/174 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/15/2 No Types Assigned	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/15/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-14390
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2020
NVD Last Modified:
11/02/2020
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2020-14390 Detail

Current Description

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Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 2:27:20 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/02/2020 4:15:24 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/11/2020 5:15:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/01/2020 11:15:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/30/2020 2:15:22 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 9/29/2020 10:23:12 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/28/2020 12:15:14 PM

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