7.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2020-25643

Published: 06/10/2020 Updated: 16/05/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 8.5 | Exploitability Score: 6.8
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.2
VMScore: 668
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions prior to 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr 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.

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Vendor Advisories

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Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) b ...
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