DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25285

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CVE-2020-25285
Published: 13 Sept 2020, 18:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.4 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Sept 2020, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified other impact, aka CID-17743798d812.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1

References (1)