CVE-2020-10767
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the implementation of the Enhanced IBPB (Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier). The IBPB mitigation will be disabled when STIBP is not available or when the Enhanced Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (IBRS) is available. This flaw allows a local attacker to perform a Spectre V2 style attack when this configuration is active. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=21998a351512eba4ed5969006f0c55882d995ada
git.kernel.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10767
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10767
access.redhat.com
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Timeline
Published
Sep 15, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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