CVE-2019-20172

Published Dec 31, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp in SerenityOS before 2019-12-30 does not reject syscalls with pointers into the kernel-only virtual address space, which allows local users to gain privileges by overwriting a return address that was found on the kernel stack.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-10727 Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp in SerenityOS before 2019-12-30 does not reject syscalls with pointers into the kernel-only virtual address space, which allows local users to gain privileges by overwriting a return address that was found on the kernel stack.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 AM
Reserved
Dec 31, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2019, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:30 AM