CVE-2020-27835
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 4.4Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. 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 : 4.4 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 4.9 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch | linux | 5.9.11.arch2-1 | 5.9.12.arch1-1 | fixed |
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.9.15-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.9.15-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.9.15-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.9.15-1 | 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 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1.150300.18.41.3 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1.150300.18.41.3 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1.150300.18.41.3 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1.150300.18.41.3 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.68.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-lp152.60.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.el8 | fixed |