CVE-2020-25641
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
06/10/2020
Last modified:
21/11/2022
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. 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. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.13 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/06/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881424
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e24969022cbd61ddc586f14824fc205661bb124
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4576-1/
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/block/biovecs.html



