CVE-2020-35501 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of audit rules, where a syscall can unexpectedly not be correctly not be logged by the audit subsystem

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00241.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe
Redhat Subscribe	Enterprise Linux Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23170	A flaw was found in the Linux kernels implementation of audit rules, where a syscall can unexpectedly not be correctly not be logged by the audit subsystem

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908577
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35501
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35501

History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:53:07.222Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35501

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:02:08.109Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-30T16:15:08.673

Modified: 2026-10-07T19:17:18.273

Link: CVE-2020-35501

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-03-05T00:40:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-35501 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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