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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10942

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10942 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 24, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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