CVE-2020-13974 (High) detected in linuxlinux-4.6

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CVE-2020-13974 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.6

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: 55d3d4cefc3daba58b100af3336832311407cf6f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c /drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.4 through 5.7.1. drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c has an integer overflow if k_ascii is called several times in a row, aka CID-b86dab054059. NOTE: Members in the community argue that the integer overflow does not lead to a security issue in this case.

Publish Date: 2020-06-09

URL: CVE-2020-13974

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - 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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13974

Release Date: 2020-06-09

Fix Resolution: linux-libc-headers - 5.8;linux-yocto - 4.8.24+gitAUTOINC+c84532b647_f6329fd287

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