CVE-2020-10732 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.83

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CVE-2020-10732 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.83

Apache Software Foundation (ASF)

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: ce49083a1c14be2d13cb5e878257d293e6c748bc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/fs/binfmt_elf.c /fs/binfmt_elf.c

Vulnerability Details

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

Publish Date: 2020-06-12

URL: CVE-2020-10732

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.4)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10732

Release Date: 2020-06-12

Fix Resolution: v5.7

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.