CVE-2020-10769

Medium

Description

A buffer over-read flaw was found in RH kernel versions before 5.0 in crypto_authenc_extractkeys in crypto/authenc.c in the IPsec Cryptographic algorithm's module, authenc. When a payload longer than 4 bytes, and is not following 4-byte alignment boundary guidelines, it causes a buffer over-read threat, leading to a system crash. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a denial of service.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Enterprise Linux
PublishedJun 26, 2020
First seenJun 26, 2020

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redhat enterprise_linux7.0—
opensuse leap15.1—

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