vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-25645: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 13, 2020 | Mar 18, 2021 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 13, 2020
Added
Mar 18, 2021
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Traffic between two Geneve endpoints may be unencrypted when IPsec is configured to encrypt traffic for the specific UDP port used by the GENEVE tunnel allowing anyone between the two endpoints to read the traffic unencrypted. The main threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
Rapid7 Labs
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