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CVE-2020-11494

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-04-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-11494
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.72%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in slc_bump in drivers/net/can/slcan.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.2. It allows attackers to read uninitialized can_frame data, potentially containing sensitive information from kernel stack memory, if the configuration lacks CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL, aka CID-b9258a2cece4.

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