In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
                
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                Published : 2020-03-24 22:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:56
NVD link : CVE-2020-10942
Mitre link : CVE-2020-10942
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-10942
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Products Affected
                opensuse
- leap
 
linux
- linux_kernel
 
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
 
debian
- debian_linux
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-787
                        
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