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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/3/559 (Technical Description, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.17 (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4391-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.