What is CVE-2020-14304?

CVE-2020-14304 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10. CVE-2020-14304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14304?

CVE-2020-14304 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-14304?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-14304. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-14304 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-14304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-14304

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-09-15

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-460

CVE-2020-14304 is classified as CWE-460

See CWE-460 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-14304 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14304

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-14304

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-09-15

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14304?

CVE-2020-14304 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 . CVE-2020-14304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14304?

CVE-2020-14304 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-14304?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-14304. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-14304 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-14304 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.