CVE-2020-8648 (High) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2020-8648 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: 439d18b77a020411b95770ba08a9229eed466cde

Found in base branch: xsentinel-1.6-clean

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

android_kernel_samsung_j7xlte/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
android_kernel_samsung_j7xlte/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
android_kernel_samsung_j7xlte/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c

Vulnerability Details

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the n_tty_receive_buf_common function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c.

Publish Date: 2020-02-06

URL: CVE-2020-8648

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8648

Release Date: 2020-02-06

Fix Resolution: v5.6-rc3

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