CVE-2020-16166
3.7
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.2%
Description
The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information about the internal state of the network RNG, aka CID-f227e3ec3b5c. This is related to drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c.
How to fix CVE-2020-16166
To remediate CVE-2020-16166, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 5.7.17-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-16166 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.7.17-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |