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Incorrect Comparison

CVE-2020-10024

High
7.8/10

Summary

The arm platform-specific code uses a signed integer comparison when validating system call numbers. An attacker who has obtained code execution within a user thread is able to elevate privileges to that of the kernel. See NCC-ZEP-001 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 1.14.0 and later versions. version 2.1.0 and later versions.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-697 - Incorrect Comparison

The software compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published