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CVE-2020-10742

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-06-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2020-10742
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6
EPSS
0.26%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

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