5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-27825
Linux kernel Use-After-Free Race Condition Denial of Service
Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in Linux kernel (before 5.10-rc1). There was a race problem in trace_open and resize of cpu buffer running parallely on different cpus, may cause a denial of service problem (DOS). This flaw could even allow a local attacker with special user privilege to a kernel information leak threat.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

0.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-27825 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-2020-27825 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 Netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware
2 Netapp h410c_firmware
3 Netapp cloud_backup
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_mrg
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2020-27825.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905155 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0008/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-27825 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27825 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0008/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0008/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0008/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A use-after-free flaw was found in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in Linux kernel (5.10-rc1). There was a race problem in trace_open and resize of cpu buffer running in parallel on different cpus, may cause a denial of service problem (DOS). This flaw could even allow a local attacker with special user privilege to a kernel information leak threat. A use-after-free flaw was found in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in Linux kernel (before 5.10-rc1). There was a race problem in trace_open and resize of cpu buffer running parallely on different cpus, may cause a denial of service problem (DOS). This flaw could even allow a local attacker with special user privilege to a kernel information leak threat.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905155 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905155 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2020-27825 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

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0.05635

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