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CVE-2020-35501

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35501 is a low-severity flaw in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem, affecting various Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This vulnerability can lead to syscalls not being correctly logged, potentially allowing privileged users to perform actions without audit trail. With a CVSS score of 3.4, it requires high privileges and local access, resulting in limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.4LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 158 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 5.10.116.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18719-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18752-16823Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.41.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.116.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.41.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.41.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 5.10.116.1-1
redhatworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2022-Apr/CVE-2020-35501

CVE-2020-35501

Apr 12, 2022
microsoft2022-Mar/CVE-2020-35501Low

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of audit rules where a syscall can unexpectedly not be correctly not be logged by the audit subsystem

Mar 8, 2022
redhatCVE-2020-35501Low

kernel: audit not logging access to syscall open_by_handle_at for users with CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH capability

Mar 5, 2021

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory