CVE-2020-25211
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 6.0PatchedPoC
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 : 6.0 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 3.6 LOW
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 | - | 5.8.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.8.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.8.14-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.8.14-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.60.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.60.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.60.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.60.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.60.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-24.49.2.9.21.2 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-lp152.63.1.lp152.8.21.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-240.10.1.el8_3 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-147.38.1.el8_1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-193.46.1.el8_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:7.7::computenode | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1062.49.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:7.7::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1062.49.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.4::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-693.87.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.4::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-693.87.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.4::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-693.87.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_aus:7.6::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-957.76.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_e4s:7.6::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-957.76.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_tus:7.6::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-957.76.1.el7 | fixed |