CVE-2020-14314 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-14314

Vendor Linux Kernel
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-125
Published September 15, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 15, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated