CVE-2020-12464
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 6.7PatchedPoC
A public proof-of-concept or exploit code is available, raising the risk of active exploitation. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 6.7 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 7.2 HIGH
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.6.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.6.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.6.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.6.14-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.45.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.45.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.45.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.45.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.45.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.23.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.23.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.23.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.23.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.23.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.54.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.54.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.54.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.54.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.54.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.52.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-lp151.28.52.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.el8 | fixed |