CVE-2020-10001

Publication date 2 April 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

An input validation issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.10 groovy Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.9
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
cups

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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