Name: CVE-2020-8991: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-8991, CWE-401, CVSS 2.3, EPSS 0.00328

vg_lookup in daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c in LVM2 2.02 mismanages memory, leading to an lvmetad memory leak, as demonstrated by running pvs. NOTE: RedHat disputes CVE-2020-8991 as not being a vulnerability since there’s no apparent route to either privilege escalation or to denial of service through the bug

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade lvm2	Jul 30, 2024	Feb 14, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade lvm2-python-libsUpgrade lvm2Upgrade lvm2-libs	Mar 24, 2020	Feb 14, 2020
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 14, 2020

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CVSS Details

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