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CVE-2020-14304

Published: Sep 15, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-460
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-460CWE-755

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
kernelLinux Kernel
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
linux kerneloss-projectOperating Systemsaka linux, linux-kernel
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-14304/
cxsecurity.com
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702#70
bugs.debian.org
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-14304
access.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 15, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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