CVE-2020-14304

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Oct 7, 2026

Description

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-460 CWE-755

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux Kernel	kernel	5.6.7-1; 4.19.118-2; 4.9.210-1

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14304Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960702Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14304Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 15, 2020
Last modified: Oct 7, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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