CVE-2020-29371: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in romfs_dev_read in fs/romfs/storage.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.4. Uninitialized memory leaks to userspace, aka CID-bcf85fcedfdd.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 5.8.4 (fixed in 5.8.4)

Published 2020-11-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.