cve/2020/CVE-2020-10742.md

### [CVE-2020-10742](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10742)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20kernel%203.10.0%20&color=brighgreen)
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### Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon