CVE-2020-29660
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 4.4PatchedPoC
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 : 4.4 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 2.1 LOW
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 | 5.9.13.arch1-1 | 5.9.14.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 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.4.0-203.235 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.15.0-136.140 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux | - | 5.4.0-70.78 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | - | 3.0.101-108.123.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.57.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.57.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.57.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.57.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.57.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-24.46.1.9.19.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-lp152.60.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-lp151.28.91.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-348.el8 | fixed |