CVE-2020-29368
An issue was discovered in __split_huge_pmd in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.5. The copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a
02 Description
An issue was discovered in __split_huge_pmd in mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.5. The copy-on-write implementation can grant unintended write access because of a race condition in a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-11-28 06:20Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 16:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-11-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8c0ef6a19aca3c0e34d8fdf0864c0d0139acd031c8cd6c2b13d61585894c13f1
05 Affected products
06 References
- cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.5
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c444eb564fb16645c172d550359cb3d75fe8a040
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2045
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0002/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 5.7.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 5.7.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 5.7.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-aws-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-1080.84~16.04.1
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103~16.04.1
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-115.116~16.04.1
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1051.55~16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.15.0-115.116
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.15.0-1080.84
- linux-aws-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-azure-4.15 Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103
- linux-azure-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1023.23~18.04.1
- linux-azure-edge No fix yet
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-gcp-4.15 Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.92
- linux-gcp-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- linux-gcp-edge No fix yet
- linux-gke-4.15 Fixed in 4.15.0-1067.70
- linux-gke-5.0 Fixed in 5.0.0-1045.46
- linux-gke-5.3 Fixed in 5.3.0-1032.34~18.04.1
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-45.49~18.04.2
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.15.0-1072.73
- linux-oem Fixed in 4.15.0-1094.104
- linux-oem-osp1 Fixed in 5.0.0-1065.70
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1051.55
- linux-oracle-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- linux-raspi-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.15.0-1068.72
- linux-raspi2-5.3 Fixed in 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.2
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.15.0-1084.92
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 5.4.0-45.49
- linux-aws Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
- linux-azure Fixed in 5.4.0-1023.23
- linux-azure-fde No fix yet
- linux-gcp Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
- linux-gke No fix yet
- linux-kvm Fixed in 5.4.0-1021.21
- linux-oem-5.6 Fixed in 5.6.0-1048.52
- linux-oracle Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
- linux-raspi Fixed in 5.4.0-1016.17
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv Fixed in 5.4.0-31.35
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103~14.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-2025.25Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-2007.8Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-1039.44Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-gcp-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips No fix yet
- linux-azure-fips No fix yet
- linux-gcp-fips No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips No fix yet
- linux-azure-fips No fix yet
- linux-gcp-fips No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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