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CVE-2020-25643
published 2020-10-06

CVE-2020-25643: A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input…

PriorityP343high7.2CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.29%
87.1th percentile
A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Affected

26 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.8.14-1 (bookworm)linux 5.8.14-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.8.14-15.8.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.8.14-15.8.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.8.14-15.8.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.8.14-15.8.14-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-197.2294.4.0-197.229
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-128.1314.15.0-128.131
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-126.1294.15.0-126.129
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-58.645.4.0-58.64
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-56.625.4.0-56.62
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.29 < 4.4.2384.4.238
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.2004.14.200
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.1484.19.148
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.685.4.68
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5 < 4.9.2384.9.238
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.8.125.8.12
msrccm1_kernel_5.4.91-3_on_cbl_mariner_1.0
opensuseleap
opensuseleap
redhatenterprise_linux
redhatenterprise_linux

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.2HIGH
vendor_msrc7.2HIGH
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
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