CVE-2020-25672Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
OSV7.8OSV3.5
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory leak vulnerability was found in Linux kernel in llcp_sock_connect

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.38-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-74.83+1
debiandebian/linux< linux 5.10.38-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Fedora 32, 33, 34

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

7
GHSA
GHSA-jm6x-w8xx-hpwq: A memory leak vulnerability was found in Linux kernel in llcp_sock_connect2022-05-24
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities2022-03-22
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.8, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.8, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.8, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.8, linux-raspi vulnerabilities2021-06-23
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.2021-06-08
OSV
CVE-2020-25672: A memory leak vulnerability was found in Linux kernel in llcp_sock_connect2021-05-25

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2022-03-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2021-06-23
Microsoft
A memory leak vulnerability was found in Linux kernel in llcp_sock_connect2021-05-11
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2021-05-11
Red Hat
kernel: memory leak in llcp_sock_connect()2020-11-01

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-25672 kernel: memory leak in llcp_sock_connect()2020-11-04
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-25672 kernel: memory leak in llcp_sock_connect() [fedora-all]2020-11-04
CVE-2020-25672 — Debian Linux vulnerability | cvebase