CVE-2020-14304 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00081.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.19.118-2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6.7-1:::::::*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14304
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14304
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14304

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-09-15T19:40:44

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:39:36.607Z

Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-14304

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-15T20:15:13.103

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:02:57.970

Link: CVE-2020-14304

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-05-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-14304 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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