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CVE-2020-10942

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-03-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2020-10942
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.96%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.

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