CVE-2020-25285
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 13, 2020
First seenSep 13, 2020
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.8.8 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 5.8.8 | 5.8.8 |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 | — |
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