vulnerability
Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-10942: kernel: vhost-net: stack overflow in get_raw_socket while checking sk_family field
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) | 2020-03-24 | 2021-03-12 | 2025-04-11 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
2020-03-24
Added
2021-03-12
Modified
2025-04-11
Description
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.
Solution
linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos
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