CVE-2020-10742

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Out-of-bounds Write via Direct IO Write Index Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835127

Scores

CVSS v3 6.0
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
Published Jun 02, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026