DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25211

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CVE-2020-25211
Published: 09 Sept 2020, 16:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Sept 2020, 16:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.8.7, local attackers able to inject conntrack netlink configuration could overflow a local buffer, causing crashes or triggering use of incorrect protocol numbers in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c, aka CID-1cc5ef91d2ff.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.8.14-1 | < 5.8.14-1 | < 5.8.14-1 | < 5.8.14-1

References (1)