Description
A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified other impact, aka CID-17743798d812.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2385-1 | linux-4.19 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2420-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2420-2 | linux regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-17973 | A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified other impact, aka CID-17743798d812. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4576-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4579-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4660-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4912-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T15:33:05.246Z
Reserved: 2020-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-25285
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-13T18:15:09.990
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:17:51.913
Link: CVE-2020-25285
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN