Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-14351
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free memory flaw was found in the perf subsystem allowing a local attacker with permission to monitor perf events to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862849
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1862849
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html