Security Advisory

CVE-2020-14351

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-12-03 16:43:22
Last updated 2024-08-04 12:39:36
Assigner redhat
State PUBLISHED

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free memory flaw was found in the perf subsystem allowing a local attacker with permission to monitor perf events to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.