CVE-2020-29368
Linux kernel THP Mapcount Race Condition Privilege Escalation
Description
An issue was discovered in __split_huge_pmd in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.5. The copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a THP mapcount check, aka CID-c444eb564fb1.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 28, 2020, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:23 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Affected Products
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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-2020-29368.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045 Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.228 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.185 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.129 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.48 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.7.5 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-787 CWE-362 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 08, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7.5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-29368 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-2020-29368
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.01%
score
0.38273
percentile