CVE-2020-10767
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the implementation of the Enhanced IBPB (Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier). The IBPB mitigation will be disabled when STIBP is not available or when the Enhanced Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (IBRS) is available. This flaw allows a local attacker to perform a Spectre V2 style attack when this configuration is active. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–5.5
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affected products (29)
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advisories (1)
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- ASB-A-1567660972021-01-01vendor · osvUS
In spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation of bugs.c, there is a possible failure to enable a Spectre mitigation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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references (28)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10767cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10767cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=21998a351512eba4ed5969006f0c55882d995adacnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10767cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158505/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3073-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158509/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4427-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158629/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4440-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158667/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-3222-01.htmlcnnvd
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