CVE-2020-29373

An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6. It unsafely handles the root directory during path lookups, and thus a process inside a mount namespace can escape to unintended filesystem locations, aka CID-ff002b30181d.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2011 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2011 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff002b30181d30cdfbca316dadd099c3ca0d739c - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff002b30181d30cdfbca316dadd099c3ca0d739c - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-11-28 07:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:23


NVD link : CVE-2020-29373

Mitre link : CVE-2020-29373

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-29373


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')