CVE-2020-10742

Medium

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 2, 2021
First seenJun 2, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelNo range specified—
redhat enterprise_linux6.0—

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