CVE-2020-10768

2020-09-1523:13:30

CWE-440

redhat

www.cve.org

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

JSON

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the prctl() function, where it can be used to enable indirect branch speculation after it has been disabled. This call incorrectly reports it as being ‘force disabled’ when it is not and opens the system to Spectre v2 attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "kernel",
    "vendor": "Linux Kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "before 5.8-rc1"
      }
    ]
  }
]