Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2020-29372
An issue was discovered in do_madvise in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6.8. There is a race condition between coredump operations and the IORING_OP_MADVISE implementation, aka CID-bc0c4d1e176e.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-29372?
- CVE-2020-29372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2020-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-29372?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-29372 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.