Linux Kernel up to 5.7.10 mm/mmap.c expand_downwards/expand_upwards race condition
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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.7.10 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function expand_downwards/expand_upwards
of the file mm/mmap.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. The impact remains unknown.
The weakness was presented 11/28/2020. The advisory is available at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-29369. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 5.7.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at cdn.kernel.org. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.7.11
Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
11/28/2020 🔍11/28/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: bugs.chromium.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-29369 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 11/28/2020 18:14Updated: 12/11/2020 09:33
Changes: 11/28/2020 18:14 (38), 11/28/2020 18:16 (4), 12/11/2020 09:27 (2), 12/11/2020 09:33 (18)
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