CVE-2020-35501

kernel: audit not logging access to syscall open_by_handle_at for users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability

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Published Mar 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 3.4 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of audit rules, where a syscall can unexpectedly not be correctly not be logged by the audit subsystem

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

kernel

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`affecting all versions up to kernel 5.17`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23170	A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of audit rules, where a syscall can unexpectedly not be correctly not be logged by the audit subsystem

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.241% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908577
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35501
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35501

History

Oct 7, 2026 7:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Redhat Enterprise Linux

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 7, 2026, 6:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Mar 30, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 7, 2026, 6:53 PM
Reserved: Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:02 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:02 PM

NVD Updated: Oct 7, 2026, 7:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 30, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Oct 7, 2026, 7:17 PM

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Red Hat Updated: Mar 5, 2021, 12:40 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Mar 5, 2021, 12:40 AM

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