DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11494

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CVE-2020-11494
Published: 02 Apr 2020, 21:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Apr 2020, 21:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in slc_bump in drivers/net/can/slcan.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.2. It allows attackers to read uninitialized can_frame data, potentially containing sensitive information from kernel stack memory, if the configuration lacks CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL, aka CID-b9258a2cece4.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.5.17-1 | < 5.5.17-1 | < 5.5.17-1 | < 5.5.17-1

References (1)