CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-25704

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.

4.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895961 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/1 Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bdb157cdebbf95a1cd94ed2e01b338714075d00 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220802-0003/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_san_&_nas:v8r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:command_center:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build14398:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_hyperconverged_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-12-02 01:15

Updated : 2022-10-25 04:30

NVD link : CVE-2020-25704

Mitre link : CVE-2020-25704

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-401