Linux Kernel kernel
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.31 % · percentile 24 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc6 in the ZRAM kernel module, where a user with a local account and the ability to read the /sys/class/zram-control/hot_add file can create ZRAM device nodes in the /dev/ directory. This read allocates kernel memory and is not accounted for a user that triggers the creation of that ZRAM device. With this vulnerability, continually reading the device may consume a large amount of system memory and cause the Out-of-Memory (OOM) killer to activate and terminate random userspace processes, possibly making the system inoperable.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-3194
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-10781
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-120 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-614 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-547 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-489 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-483 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.8.0cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux Kernel · kernel | affected before 5.8-rc6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |