CVE-2020-12770

moderate-risk
Published 2020-05-09

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sg_write lacks an sg_remove_request call in a certain failure case, aka CID-83c6f2390040.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 23/34 · High