CVE-2020-12768
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 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
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12768
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12768.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.6.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.6.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.6.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.6.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.6.7-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.