CVE-2020-25643

Severity
7.2HIGH
EPSS
0.4%
top 38.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 6
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.294.4.238+6
Debianlinux< 5.8.14-1+3
CVEListV5kernelLinux kernel versions before 5.9-rc7
NVDopensuse/leap15.1, 15.2+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Enterprise Linux 7.0, 8.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-vhhq-pmj4-x7gm: A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 52022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-25643: A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 52020-10-06
OSV
CVE-2020-25643: A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 52020-10-06

📋Vendor Advisories

7
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2021-02-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-12-03
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-12-03
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-12-02
Microsoft
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 whi2020-10-13

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-25643 kernel: improper input validation in ppp_cp_parse_cr function leads to memory corruption and read overflow2020-09-17
CVE-2020-25643 (HIGH CVSS 7.2) | A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP mo | cvebase.io