What is CVE-2020-14386?

CVE-2020-14386 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2020-14386 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14386?

CVE-2020-14386 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-14386?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-14386 patch availability.

Is CVE-2020-14386 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-14386 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-14386

High

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-09-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-250

CVE-2020-14386 is classified as CWE-250

See CWE-250 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

12 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acf69c946233259ab4d64f8869d4037a198c7f06

Patch Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14386

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Seclists
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/146

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159565/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0072-1.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-14386

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-09-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14386?

CVE-2020-14386 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2020-14386 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-14386?

CVE-2020-14386 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-14386?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-14386 patch availability.
Is CVE-2020-14386 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2020-14386 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.