CVE-2020-16166
Public on 2020-07-30
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The generation of the device ID from the network RNG internal state is predictable. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-20 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-014 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |