CVE-2020-10781

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc6 in the ZRAM kernel module, where a user with a local account and the ability to read the /sys/class/zram-control/hot_add file can create ZRAM device nodes in the /dev/ directory. This read allocates kernel memory and is not accounted for a user that triggers the creation of that ZRAM device. With this vulnerability, continually reading the device may consume a large amount of system memory and cause the Out-of-Memory (OOM) killer to activate and terminate random userspace processes, possibly making the system inoperable.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Oct 2021, 20:07

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html - (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-400 CWE-732

Information

Published : 2020-09-16 13:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:00


NVD link : CVE-2020-10781

Mitre link : CVE-2020-10781

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-10781


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource