DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25704

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-25704
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25704.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25704
Upstream
Published
2020-12-02T01:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-25T02:16:21.888651Z
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERFEVENTIOCSETFILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}