# CVE-2020-10720: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of GRO in versions before 5.2.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Kernel: Kernel versions before 5.2

## Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of GRO in versions before 5.2. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to crash the system.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1781204
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4270d6795b0580287453ea55974d948393e66ef

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