CVE-2020-29370
mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in kmem_cache_alloc_bulk in mm/slub.c in the Linux kernel before 5.5.11. The slowpath lacks the required TID increment, aka CID-fd4d9c7d0c71.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- nanopathi/linux-4.19.72_CVE-2020-29370nanopathi/linux-4.19.72_CVE-2020-29370PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- netapp hci compute node firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- netapp solidfire & hci management nodeall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- netapp solidfire baseboard management controller firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- netapp solidfire, enterprise sds & hci storage nodeall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2022cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.11cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fd4d9c7d0c71866ec0c2825189ebd2ce35bd95b8cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29370cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201218-0001/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0166/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0189/cnnvd
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2022enisa_euvd
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