CVE-2020-10773
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Stack Information Leak via /proc/sys/vm/cmm_timeout
Title source: llmDescription
A stack information leak flaw was found in s390/s390x in the Linux kernel’s memory manager functionality, where it incorrectly writes to the /proc/sys/vm/cmm_timeout file. This flaw allows a local user to see the kernel data.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10773
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8e51a6a9db94bc1fb18ae831b3dab106b5a4b5f
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
29.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-626
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
5.4.0 rc6
Published
Sep 10, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026