CVE-2020-25643
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25643
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-25643.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-25643
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-10-06T14:15:12.683Z
- Modified
- 2026-03-15T14:38:43.198088Z
- Severity
-
- 7.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
A flaw was found in the HDLCPPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the pppcpparsecr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- References
-
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0002/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879981
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixeda1b8638ba1320e6684aa98233c15255eb803fac7Fixed66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105
- Database specific
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Database specific
unresolved_ranges
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}
]
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-25643.json"