CVE-2020-12768 | BDVDB-2026-135749 Detail
Description#
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it's a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can't be triggered at will
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d80b64ff297e40c2b6f7d7abc1b3eba70d22a068
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171736#c3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.