---
cve: "CVE-2020-10942"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "96%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2020-03-24 22:15:12"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-18T05:46:27+02:00"
---

# CVE-2020-10942

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.

## Referenzen

- <https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64>
- <https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125>
- <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8>
- <https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html>
- <https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667>
- <https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/>
- <https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/>
- <https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/>
- <https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/>
- <https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html>
- <https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html>
- <https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html>
- <https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2020-10942) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_