CVE-2020-8428
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 7.1Patched
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 : 7.1 HIGH · CVSS 2.0 : 3.6 LOW
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.4.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.4.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.4.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.4.19-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.4.0-177.207 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.15.0-96.97 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.34.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.17.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.17.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.17.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.17.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-122.17.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.48.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.48.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.48.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.48.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.48.1 | 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-lp151.28.40.1 | fixed |