The vulnerability of the exec_id function in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a perpetrator to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the execid function include/linux/sched.h in the Linux operating system is caused by a numerical overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

Linux kernel input validation error vulnerability (CNVD-2020-40610)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the execid variable in the include / linux / sched.h file in Linux kernel versions prior to 5.6.5 CID-7395ea4e65c2. An attacker can...

CVE-2020-12826

CVE-2020-12826 affects the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. The root cause is an integer overflow in exec_id (include/linux/sched.h) due to 32-bit sizing, which can allow a child process to send an arbitrary signal to a parent process in a different security domain, bypassing protection. A patched vers...