What is CVE-2020-12114?

CVE-2020-12114 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2020-12114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12114?

CVE-2020-12114 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12114?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-12114 patch availability.

Is CVE-2020-12114 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-12114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2020-12114

Medium

A pivot_root race condition in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.221, 4.9.x before 4.9.221, 4.14.x before 4.14.178, 4.19.x before 4.19.119, and 5.x before 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by corrupting a mountpoint reference counter.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-05-04

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2020-12114 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

16 total

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/04/2

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-12114

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-05-04

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12114?

CVE-2020-12114 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2020-12114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12114?

CVE-2020-12114 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12114?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-12114 patch availability.
Is CVE-2020-12114 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2020-12114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.