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CVE-2020-10732 — A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

CVSS
3.3 LOW
EPSS
0.04% (top 88.60%)
CWE
CWE-908
Published
2020-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T11:14:14.998Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Linux kernelkernelintroduced in commit 4206d3aa1978e44f58bfa4e1c9d8d35cbf19c187

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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