CVE-2020-26088

Description

A missing CAP_NET_RAW check in NFC socket creation in net/nfc/rawsock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.2 could be used by local attackers to create raw sockets, bypassing security mechanisms, aka CID-26896f01467a.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/26896f01467a28651f7a536143fe5ac8449d4041 third party advisory patch
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.2 patch vendor advisory release notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4578-1/ patch vendor advisory third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-26088?
CVE-2020-26088 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-26088?
To fix CVE-2020-26088, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-26088 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-26088 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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