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Debian: CVE-2020-10742: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 2, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
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