CVE-2020-25641 (GCVE-0-2020-25641)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-06 13:33
Modified
2024-08-04 15:40
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. A zero-length biovec request issued by the block subsystem could cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This flaw allows a local attacker with basic privileges to issue requests to a block device, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Vendor Product Version
n/a kernel Version: kernel versions before 5.9-rc7
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