CVE-2020-29374

kernel: the get_user_pages implementation when used for a copy-on-write page does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended read access

Published Nov 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when used for a copy-on-write page, does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended write access, aka CID-17839856fd58.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2689-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2690-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2941-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5096-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-21747 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when used for a copy-on-write page, does not properly consider the semantics of read operations and therefore can grant unintended write access, aka CID-17839856fd58.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4748-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4749-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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