CVE-2020-29371
LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 28, 2020 at 06:19 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
An issue was discovered in romfs_dev_read in fs/romfs/storage.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.4. Uninitialized memory leaks to userspace, aka CID-bcf85fcedfdd.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.8.4
Affected range stops below 5.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2077x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.4x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2935e0a3cec1ffa558eea90db6279cff83aa3592x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bcf85fcedfdd17911982a3e3564fcfec7b01eebdCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908
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