vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-25643: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Oct 6, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Oct 6, 2020
Added
Dec 21, 2020
Modified
May 25, 2023
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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