CVE-2020-26088

Public on 2020-09-24

Modified on 2020-10-27

Description

A missing capabilities check when creating NFC raw sockets could be used by local attackers to create raw sockets, bypassing security mechanisms allowing them to create or listen to NFC communication frames.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

4.4

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	kernel	2020-10-26 18:08	ALAS-2020-1437

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	CVSSv2	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD	CVSSv3	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-26088 Mitre: CVE-2020-26088 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity