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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-10732 · published 12 June 2020

CVE-2020-10732: Linux kernel use of uninitialized resource vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

4.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.62% · top 52.3% CWE-908 · Use of uninitialized resource
4.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.6
0.62%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
19Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected products

19 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10732 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=aca969cacf07f41070d788ce2b8ca71f09d5207d PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/google/kmsan/issues/76 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ruscur/linux/commit/a95cdec9fa0c08e6eeb410d461c03af8fd1fef0a PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAG_fn=VZZ7yUxtOGzuTLkr7wmfXWtKK9BHHYawj=rt9XWnCYvg%40mail.gmail.com/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1252558055629299712 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10732 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=aca969cacf07f41070d788ce2b8ca71f09d5207d PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/google/kmsan/issues/76 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ruscur/linux/commit/a95cdec9fa0c08e6eeb410d461c03af8fd1fef0a PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAG_fn=VZZ7yUxtOGzuTLkr7wmfXWtKK9BHHYawj=rt9XWnCYvg%40mail.gmail.com/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1252558055629299712 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-10732), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.