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kernel CVE-2020-25641

Moderate
webern published GHSA-88xm-mww4-mcg2 Nov 19, 2020

Package

kernel

Affected versions

< 1.0.3

Patched versions

1.0.3

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of biovecs. A zero-length biovec request issued by the block subsystem could cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This flaw allows a local attacker with basic privileges to issue requests to a block device, resulting in a denial of service.

Severity

Moderate

CVE ID

CVE-2020-25641

Weaknesses

No CWEs