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CVE-2020-10732 json

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-3157

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.16.85, 4.4.226, 4.9.226, 4.14.183, 4.19.126, 5.4.44, 5.6.16
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.6.14-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10732

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-186.216
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-115.116
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-40.44
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1111.123
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1080.84
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1018.18
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1019.19

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10732

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4431RHSA-2020:4060RHSA-2020:4609RHSA-2020:4062

  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.28.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.28.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.28.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.28.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.13.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.13.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.13.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.13.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2487-1SUSE-SU-2020:2478-1SUSE-SU-2020:2156-1SUSE-SU-2020:2152-1SUSE-SU-2020:2134-1SUSE-SU-2020:14442-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-rt_debug openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-source-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.26.2
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.26.2
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.26.2
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.26.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0935-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0801-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-10732 updated cvss 3.3

kernel: uninitialized kernel data leak in userspace coredumps

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-240.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel 4.18.0-240.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-240.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-240.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4431
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4060
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4062
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4609
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4060

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Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Linux kernel kernel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
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