CVE-2020-25704CWE-401

A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER

published December 2, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00353 · 27.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Published
2020-12-02T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 DEC 00:00Z
    A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER
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