CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2020-35499
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.27%
Linux
Original NVD Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw in Linux kernel versions prior to 5.11 may be seen if sco_sock_getsockopt function in net/bluetooth/sco.c do not have a sanity check for a socket connection, when using BT_SNDMTU/BT_RCVMTU for SCO sockets. This could allow a local attacker with a special user privilege to crash the system (DOS) or leak kernel internal information.
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