---
id: CVE-2020-35501
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
severity: low
cvss: 3.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - linux_kernel <= 5.17
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
published: '2022-03-30'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T19:17:18.273'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35501'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908577'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908577'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T18:51:59.376711Z'
epss: 0.00241
epssPercentile: 0.13991
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T19:44:15.645Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `linux_kernel <= 5.17`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.