Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-35513 - Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
linux
redhat
CWE-271

Summary

A flaw incorrect umask during file or directory modification in the Linux kernel NFS (network file system) functionality was found in the way user create and delete object using NFSv4.2 or newer if both simultaneously accessing the NFS by the other process that is not using new NFSv4.2. A user with access to the NFS could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
1
OS
Redhat
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)