What is CVE-2020-29369?

CVE-2020-29369 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2020-29369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-29369?

CVE-2020-29369 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-29369?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-29369. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-29369 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-29369 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-2020-29369

High

An issue was discovered in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.11. There is a race condition between certain expand functions (expand_downwards and expand_upwards) and page-table free operations from an munmap call, aka CID-246c320a8cfe.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-11-28

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2020-29369 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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-29369 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.11

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/10/6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/19/8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2056
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-29369

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-11-28

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29369?

CVE-2020-29369 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2020-29369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-29369?

CVE-2020-29369 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-29369?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-29369. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-29369 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-29369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →