Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2020-12769

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.4.17. drivers/spi/spi-dw.c allows attackers to cause a panic via concurrent calls to dw_spi_irq and dw_spi_transfer_one, aka CID-19b61392c5a8.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12769?
CVE-2020-12769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Synchronization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-12769?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.