CVE-2020-25704 | BDVDB-2026-145337 Detail
kernel
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895961
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bdb157cdebbf95a1cd94ed2e01b338714075d00
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220802-0003/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.