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HistoryMay 15, 2020 - 12:00 a.m.

K45501314 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2019-20636

2020-05-1500:00:00
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6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.3%

Security Advisory Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.4.12, drivers/input/input.c has out-of-bounds writes via a crafted keycode table, as demonstrated by input_set_keycode, aka CID-cb222aed03d7. (CVE-2019-20636)

Impact

A local user with root access can insert garbage to this keycode table that can lead to out-of-bounds memory access. This vulnerability may lead to issues with data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.