CVE-2020-25704 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-25704 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: f1f3d2b150be669390b32dfea28e773471bdd6e7

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

Publish Date: 2020-12-02

URL: CVE-2020-25704

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2020-25704

Release Date: 2020-12-02

Fix Resolution: v4.9.244, v4.14.207, v4.19.156, v5.4.76, v5.9.7, v5.10-rc3

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