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CVSSv3

CVE-2020-10742

Published: 02/06/2021 Updated: 12/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 4.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 320
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

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redhat enterprise linux 6.0

Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (C ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...