CVE-2020-1749 (GCVE-0-2020-1749)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-09 14:35 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:46
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of some networking protocols in IPsec, such as VXLAN and GENEVE tunnels over IPv6. When an encrypted tunnel is created between two hosts, the kernel isn't correctly routing tunneled data over the encrypted link; rather sending the data unencrypted. This would allow anyone in between the two endpoints to read the traffic unencrypted. The main threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1184 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Kernel kernel Affected: 5.5
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