CVE-2020-10774

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2021 at 06:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's versions before 4.18.0-193.el8 in the sysctl subsystem when reading the /proc/sys/kernel/rh_features file. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.18.0-193.el8
Affected range stops below 4.18.0-193.el8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1846964

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-805

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