CVE-2020-14304 Information disclosure in kernel
A local attacker can read uninitialized kernel memory via the ethernet driver's EEPROM reading mechanism, compromising confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14304?
CVE-2020-14304 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 memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14304?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2020-14304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14304, GHSA-cph4-fpfm-5h8w, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2020-14304, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2020-14304, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2020-14304, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2020-14304 and 1 more.