CVE-2020-10942

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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

References

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

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