CVE-2020-28588

kernel: information leak in the syscall implementation on 32-bit systems

Published May 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /proc/pid/syscall functionality of Linux Kernel 5.1 Stable and 5.4.66. More specifically, this issue has been introduced in v5.1-rc4 (commit 631b7abacd02b88f4b0795c08b54ad4fc3e7c7c0) and is still present in v5.10-rc4, so it’s likely that all versions in between are affected. An attacker can read /proc/pid/syscall to trigger this vulnerability, which leads to the kernel leaking memory contents.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20986 An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /proc/pid/syscall functionality of Linux Kernel 5.1 Stable and 5.4.66. More specifically, this issue has been introduced in v5.1-rc4 (commit 631b7abacd02b88f4b0795c08b54ad4fc3e7c7c0) and is still present in v5.10-rc4, so it’s likely that all versions in between are affected. An attacker can read /proc/pid/syscall to trigger this vulnerability, which leads to the kernel leaking memory contents.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4750-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4751-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4752-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
talos
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 10, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 3, 2020, 12:00 AM