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SUSE-SU-2020:3181-1 Not scored

Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 15 SP2)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_15 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2020-25212: A TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory or possibly have unspecified other impact because a size check is in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c instead of fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c (bsc#1176381).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published November 5, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_4

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2020:3181-1

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-24_15 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2020-25212: A TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory or possibly have unspecified other impact because a size check is in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c instead of fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c (bsc#1176381).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence