vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2020-25704: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 15, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 | Feb 4, 2022 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 15, 2020
Added
Nov 15, 2020
Modified
Feb 4, 2022
Description
A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-docssuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-buildsuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-default
References
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