CVE-2020-12659

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.7. xdp_umem_reg in net/xdp/xdp_umem.c has an out-of-bounds write (by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability) because of a lack of headroom validation.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory