CVE-2020-25285 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.237

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CVE-2020-25285 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.237

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 10c7b674d65d46240997df9855fe104bdf05229c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/mm/hugetlb.c

Vulnerability Details

A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified other impact, aka CID-17743798d812.

Publish Date: 2020-09-13

URL: CVE-2020-25285

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.4)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-25284

Release Date: 2020-09-13

Fix Resolution: v4.14.197,v4.19.144,v5.4.64,v5.8.8,v5.9-rc4

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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