CVE-2020-12770 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.238 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-12770 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.238

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: 63fcdaa32317d63a37988731632cf4e8d4c6072a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/scsi/sg.c /drivers/scsi/sg.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sg_write lacks an sg_remove_request call in a certain failure case, aka CID-83c6f2390040.

Publish Date: 2020-05-09

URL: CVE-2020-12770

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.7)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12770

Release Date: 2020-07-29

Fix Resolution: v5.7-rc3

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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.