5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-10942
vhost Network Stack Corruption Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 22, 2022, 7:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-10942 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10942 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10942.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10942 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10942 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125 No Types Assigned https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.5.8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10942 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10942 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24596

percentile

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