What is CVE-2020-26088?

CVE-2020-26088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2020-26088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-26088?

CVE-2020-26088 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-26088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-26088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-26088 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-26088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-26088

Medium

A missing CAP_NET_RAW check in NFC socket creation in net/nfc/rawsock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.2 could be used by local attackers to create raw sockets, bypassing security mechanisms, aka CID-26896f01467a.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-09-24

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-276

CVE-2020-26088 is classified as CWE-276

See CWE-276 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-26088 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html

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

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26896f01467a28651f7a536143fe5ac8449d4041
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4578-1/
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-26088

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-09-24

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26088?

CVE-2020-26088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2020-26088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-26088?

CVE-2020-26088 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-26088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-26088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-26088 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-26088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.