CVE-2020-12826
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.7%
A signal access-control issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5, aka CID-7395ea4e65c2. Because exec_id in include/linux/sched.h is only 32 bits, an integer overflow can interfere with a do_notify_parent protection mechanism. A child process can send an arbitrary signal to a parent process in a different security domain. Exploitation limitations include the amount of elapsed time before an integer overflow occurs, and the lack of scenarios where signals to a parent process present a substantial operational threat.
- CVSS v3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS v2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 51th percentile
- Published
- 2020-05-12
- Updated
- 2024-08-04
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- https://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2020/03/24/1803
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2020/03/25/1