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CVE-2020-9391

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-9391 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting versions 5.4 and 5.5 through 5.5.6 on AArch64 architectures, where the brk system call incorrectly handles memory addresses, potentially leading to heap corruption, particularly with GNU C Library's malloc. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this flaw requires local access and low privileges to achieve high availability impact, but has no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.5, <= 5.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-9391Moderate

kernel: brk discards top byte of addresses on aarch64 causing heap corruption in glibc malloc

Feb 25, 2020

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4LH35HOPBJIKYHYFXMBBM75DN75PZHZ
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200313-0003
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/02/25/6
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory