5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2020-12768

Published: 09/05/2020 Updated: 14/05/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

An issue exists in the Linux kernel prior to 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it's a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can't be triggered at will

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linux linux kernel

canonical ubuntu linux 18.04

canonical ubuntu linux 19.10

canonical ubuntu linux 20.04

debian debian linux 10.0

Vendor Advisories

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