Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-14351 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
linux
redhat
debian
CWE-416

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

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
3591
OS
Redhat
2
OS
Debian
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)