CVE-2020-10767 Security feature bypass in kernel

What is CVE-2020-10767?

CVE-2020-10767 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the implementation of the Enhanced IBPB (Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier). The IBPB mitigation will be disabled when STIBP is not available or when the Enhanced Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (IBRS) is available. This flaw allows a local attacker to perform a Spectre V2 style attack when this configuration is active. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-440

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10767?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10767?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-10767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-156766097, ASB-A-156766097, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10767, GHSA-hmrm-3xmg-v873, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10767.