PT-2020-5209 · Linux+8 · Linux Kernel+8

Published

2020-09-25

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Updated

2021-11-04

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CVE-2020-14351

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A use-after-free memory flaw was found in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel, 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.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2021:0558
ALT-PU-2020-3058
ALT-PU-2020-3211
ALT-PU-2020-3553
ALT-PU-2020-3570
ALT-PU-2021-1083
ALT-PU-2021-1105
ALT-PU-2021-1621
ALT-PU-2021-1656
ALT-PU-2021-1739
ALT-PU-2021-1862
ALT-PU-2021-1866
ALT-PU-2021-1870
BDU:2020-05832
CESA-2021_0537
CESA-2021_0558
CESA-2021_0856
CVE-2020-14351
DLA-2483-1
DLA-2494-1
MGASA-2021-0030
MGASA-2021-0031
OESA-2021-1003
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1906-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2112-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1906-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_2112-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0242-1
RHSA-2021:0537
RHSA-2021:0558
RHSA-2021:0686
RHSA-2021:0765
RHSA-2021:0774
RHSA-2021:0848
RHSA-2021:0856
RHSA-2021:0857
RHSA-2021:0878
RHSA-2021:1028
RHSA-2021:1267
RHSA-2021_0537
RHSA-2021_0558
RHSA-2021_0856
RHSA-2021_0857
SUSE-SU-2020:3122-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3272-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3281-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3326-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3484-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3491-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3501-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3503-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3512-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3513-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3522-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3532-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3544-1
SUSE-SU-2020_3122-1
USN-4657-1
USN-4658-1
USN-4658-2
USN-4659-1
USN-4660-1
USN-4660-2
USN-4912-1
ZDI-20-1372

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu