CVE-2020-25211
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CVE-2020-25211 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel through 5.8.7, local attackers able to inject conntrack netlink configuration could overflow a local buffer, causing crashes or triggering use of incorrect protocol numbers in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c, aka CID-1cc5ef91d2ff.. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel through 5.8.7, local attackers able to inject conntrack netlink configuration could overflow a local buffer, causing crashes or triggering use of incorrect protocol numbers in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c, aka CID-1cc5ef91d2ff.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 5.8.7 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1cc5ef91d2ff94d2bf2de3b3585423e8a1051cb6Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303646421158109185Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1cc5ef91d2ff94d2bf2de3b3585423e8a1051cb6Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303646421158109185Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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