Resource Exhaustion Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.160-2~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1048656
  • published10 Nov 2020
  • disclosed2 Dec 2020

Introduced: 10 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-25704  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.160-2~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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