What is CVE-2020-26541?

CVE-2020-26541 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10. CVE-2020-26541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-26541?

CVE-2020-26541 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-26541?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-26541. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-26541 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-26541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-26541

Medium

The Linux kernel through 5.8.13 does not properly enforce the Secure Boot Forbidden Signature Database (aka dbx) protection mechanism. This affects certs/blacklist.c and certs/system_keyring.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-10-02

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-26541 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lkml
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/9/15/1871

Exploit Vendor Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-26541

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-10-02

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26541?

CVE-2020-26541 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 . CVE-2020-26541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-26541?

CVE-2020-26541 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-26541?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-26541. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-26541 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-26541 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.