Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-29372 is a local Linux kernel race condition. A user who already has low-privileged access could cause an availability impact, but the CVSS data does not indicate confidentiality or integrity loss. It is an operational risk mainly for shared, multi-user, or container-host systems running affected kernels. Exposure is limited to Linux systems running affected kernel code before the upstream 5.6.8 fix or without a vendor backport. Highest concern is systems where untrusted or semi-trusted local users, workloads, containers, or tenants can execute code. Schedule remediation through normal kernel patching, with faster handling for shared infrastructure. This is not described as remotely exploitable or actively exploited in the supplied sources, but availability impact on multi-tenant systems can still be business-relevant. Mitigation focus: Update to a kernel containing the upstream fix or a vendor backport.; Prioritize shared hosts, container platforms, and multi-user Linux servers.; Check distribution advisories before assuming version numbers map directly to exposure..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H13.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.8CVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0c4d1e176eeb614dc8734fc3ace34292771f11CVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2029CVE reference, mitre · x_refsource_MISC
- https://project-zero.issues.chromium.org/issues/42451131CVE reference, CISA-ADP · exploit
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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.