CVE-2020-0423
Public on 2020-10-14
Modified on 2020-11-16
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the binder_release_work of binder.c due to improper locking. This flaw can lead to the local escalation of privileges in the kernel where no additional execution privileges are needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. The highest threat to this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-11-14 | ALAS-2020-1446 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-11-09 | ALAS2-2020-1556 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |