CVE-2020-8835

high-risk
Published 2020-04-02

In the Linux kernel 5.5.0 and newer, the bpf verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) did not properly restrict the register bounds for 32-bit operations, leading to out-of-bounds reads and writes in kernel memory. The vulnerability also affects the Linux 5.4 stable series, starting with v5.4.7, as the introducing commit was backported to that branch. This vulnerability was fixed in 5.6.1, 5.5.14, and 5.4.29. (issue is aka ZDI-CAN-10780)

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23.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 77% of all CVEs
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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 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

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References (24)

Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4313-1/
and 4 more references
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high-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 22/34 · High