CVE-2020-14356
High
CVE-2020-14356
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
Exploit probability
1.0%
Published
August 19, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-14356
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A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208003
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868453
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAM_iQpUKQJrj8wE+Qa8NGR3P0L+5Uz=qo-O5+k_P60HzTde6aw%40mail.gmail.com/t/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4484-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/