CVE-2020-14304

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Memory Disclosure via Ethernet Driver EEPROM Read

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14304
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 27.5%
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-755 CWE-460
Status published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel 4.9.210-1
linux/linux_kernel 4.19.118-2
linux/linux_kernel 5.6.7-1
Published Sep 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026