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CVE-2020-10942

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.

CVSS score

5.3

EPSS probability

%1.0

Risk score

0.1

Published

6 y ago

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