What is CVE-2020-29371?

CVE-2020-29371 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10. CVE-2020-29371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-29371?

CVE-2020-29371 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-29371?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-29371. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-29371 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-29371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-29371

Low

An issue was discovered in romfs_dev_read in fs/romfs/storage.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.4. Uninitialized memory leaks to userspace, aka CID-bcf85fcedfdd.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-11-28

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

3.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2020-29371 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-29371 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Bugs
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2077

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.4

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2935e0a3cec1ffa558eea90db6279cff83aa3592
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bcf85fcedfdd17911982a3e3564fcfec7b01eebd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-29371

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.3 / 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-2020-29371?

CVE-2020-29371 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10 . CVE-2020-29371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-29371?

CVE-2020-29371 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-29371?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-29371. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-29371 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-29371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.